Charge your phone

The next daily thing on my son's planner is charging his phone before going to bed. 

This is a really routine thing for most of us but it warranted a daily reminder for my son as he was struggling to remember.  My son's phone is our only connection to him day to day.  He sees his phone as a cumbersome item he has to have on his person when he is out and about and doesn't really see the advantages of it. There have been so many occasions when I've had to physically go and check on him as I haven't heard from him in days because he didn't charge his phone (and he really dislikes unannounced visits).  I do try to contact him by email too, if needed, but that depends on whether he has his laptop open and is looking at his emails.  We also tried using an Apple Watch for a while but, like many other autistic people, he couldn't tolerate having the watch on his wrist for prolonged periods of time.

Charging his phone in a routine way has worked well to make sure my son is contactable and that he has a charged phone with him in case he needs help.  Part of this routine task is making sure that his charger is always in the same place.  As it is the last thing on his daily routine, his charger sits next to his bed.   I tend to charge a few charge packs so always have one handy if I need to charge my watch, phone or headphones during the day.  Do you charge your phone in a routine way?  Any tips on remembering to charge your phone?  Let me know in the comments below.

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