I took Rosie to my old workplace today and in the rush, forgot to consider that she'd be meeting some of my former co-workers. It would have been better if I had prepared her - she doesn't distinguish faces very well, so that's one reason greeting is frightening for her. She hid behind me and made agitated noises somewhere between whimpers and squeals. I got her calmed down, and then someone tried a little peek-a-boo to cheer her, and of course it had the opposite effect. "I want to go hooooommmme!"
I think we need to create a formal plan for how to handle this. A social story can probably help. Plus maybe suggesting that she pick out a feature on each person's face that looks unique. She can do individual features. Must think...
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