This is challenging with a disabled child, so you take any opportunity you can get. Sarah is very big on "wish lists" - they create a visual record of the things that she wants. They're nothing fancy, just words on a piece of paper, but the fact that she can see it gives it permanence and significance.
As a busy parent, you also want to lighten your own load as much as possible. So, I thought it would be a brilliant idea to install the Amazon app on Sarah's iPad, and teach her how to use the "add to wish list" feature. I blissfully imagined all the skills she would develop, typing in her search term and reviewing the results, adding the item to her list. Holidays would be so easy, because I could just send a link to the list to anyone who asked. The best part - I wasn't involved!
What I did not expect was this:
I had forgotten about the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" section.
Apparently, my girl has crazy mad skills when it comes to using the Amazon app. She understands links and can navigate with ease. The only thing she has trouble with is understanding that it's a WISH list, and not a list of THINGS I'M GETTING.
Sigh.
So when my parents asked what they should get Sarah for Christmas, I forwarded the link to them. Even though the list was only at 1400 items, it was still a no-go. Apparently grandparents, even retired ones, don't have 20+ hours to review mega lists. That, apparently, is a job for me.
The worst part? With her super-memory, she remembers every. single. item on that list. No outside editing will be tolerated.
In hindsight, maybe I should have just taught her how to get out a piece of paper and find a pencil.
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