hi, yes I agree with you completely about avoiding negative social experiences. My son for example doesn't know that people can bump in to him by accident so if he gets hurt, he gets really angry and distressed and can retaliate. Even when he hurts himself, he takes it out on us. So a fun social outing can quickly turn in to something so negative for him.

I think we'll be using a baby steps approach to all of this, with what we do at home, OT, going out and so on. Quality not quantity as you said, and starting off small and gradually expanding.