play dates at our house

one of the hardest things to master for Alec is social situations. We have friends we have visited regularly over the last few years and over time he has set up his own set of coping mechanisms and rules, but things like play dates after school at our house are a disaster.

Firstly he gets amazingly over excited and over stimulated, he hasn't quiet got the whole guests get first choice thing down yet or that you don't watch tv when friends come to play, but I suppose if you are hiding under a blanket in front of the tv is a good a place as ever. Thankfully I had Riley here as back up. Alec did play a little but he was too unsure what to do, he has that desire of every six year old to impress his friends but this means very raised voices and everything being dragged out from everywhere, but that is play.

What is most frustrating is that he is usually fine when he goes for play dates to other peoples houses. I want to be able to help him with this, I want kids to want to come here to play after school, after all I do a pretty good afternoon tea.