If your like me, attending school assemblies and other kinds of meetings is a monumental challange. While "spirit week" type things are enjoyable and fun to most people, it's probably the opposite for you. With my school having their spirit week now, I think it's a good time to write an article on surviving assemblies.
Before I begin, I would like to say that last thursday of spirit week, I went to the first spirit week event, a complete new thing for me. I used all the following methods, and I suprised even myself with how well I did.
1 - Be Respectful
While not a step directly related to surviving assemblys, it goes without saying that being respectful helps people around you be more inclinded to help you. Having teachers who are willing to make some accommodations, gives you the upper hand, so to speak.
2 - Have a backup plan
Don't go into an assembly without a fall-back plan to kick in if you can't handle it. Try talking to teachers, or even the principal, and ask if you can have somewhere where you can go to cool of f if the assembly gets to you.
3 - Sit near an end (have an escape route)
If you can, and you should do what you need to in order to make sure you can, sit at the end of a row. I find that when I sit near the edge of a row I know I can leave subtly and easily whenever I need to. It also really helps because there are less people sitting next to you, even if the rest of the row is full.
4 - Don't stress out
Stressing out just makes things worse. The best mind set to have is one of determination, but levelheadedness also. If you aren't ready to go to a pep rally, it's not the end of the world. You can always try again later. By the same token, take your victories in steps if you have to. Even going to the assembly for seconds is still incredibly brave, and if you can do that, you should be proud. Even if you don't stay for the whole assembly, any amount of time you spend, whether that's 2 seconds, or 2 hours is still progress.
5 - Bring ear-buds or earplugs
Having something to blot out some of the noise helps a lot. When I went to the assembly, I brought some ear-buds and put some music on. It did the trick! I couldn't hear any of the cheering or yelling. The whole point of attending these assemblies is to get something out of them, so using ear-buds the whole time is unpractical. They do help immeasurably before and after the event, when it's the loudest.
This is Jordan from teenaspergers.blogspot.com signing off.
Before I begin, I would like to say that last thursday of spirit week, I went to the first spirit week event, a complete new thing for me. I used all the following methods, and I suprised even myself with how well I did.
1 - Be Respectful
While not a step directly related to surviving assemblys, it goes without saying that being respectful helps people around you be more inclinded to help you. Having teachers who are willing to make some accommodations, gives you the upper hand, so to speak.
2 - Have a backup plan
Don't go into an assembly without a fall-back plan to kick in if you can't handle it. Try talking to teachers, or even the principal, and ask if you can have somewhere where you can go to cool of f if the assembly gets to you.
3 - Sit near an end (have an escape route)
If you can, and you should do what you need to in order to make sure you can, sit at the end of a row. I find that when I sit near the edge of a row I know I can leave subtly and easily whenever I need to. It also really helps because there are less people sitting next to you, even if the rest of the row is full.
4 - Don't stress out
Stressing out just makes things worse. The best mind set to have is one of determination, but levelheadedness also. If you aren't ready to go to a pep rally, it's not the end of the world. You can always try again later. By the same token, take your victories in steps if you have to. Even going to the assembly for seconds is still incredibly brave, and if you can do that, you should be proud. Even if you don't stay for the whole assembly, any amount of time you spend, whether that's 2 seconds, or 2 hours is still progress.
5 - Bring ear-buds or earplugs
Having something to blot out some of the noise helps a lot. When I went to the assembly, I brought some ear-buds and put some music on. It did the trick! I couldn't hear any of the cheering or yelling. The whole point of attending these assemblies is to get something out of them, so using ear-buds the whole time is unpractical. They do help immeasurably before and after the event, when it's the loudest.
This is Jordan from teenaspergers.blogspot.com signing off.
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