Making Christmas easier for my child who has high functioning autism and anxiety
dawno1967
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Really would like some tips for making Christmas easier for my child who has high functioning autism and anxiety. She cannot tolerate noise and we have 4 younger children in our family who can be very noisy at times. I want to spend time with them but my child 14 years cannot cope even with the use of ear defender's. As 3 of these children are from one family it won't work to invite them separately as 3 is still too much for her. Can anyone think of a solution that I might not have thought of please.
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Hi @dawno1967, and a warm welcome to the community!
Thank you for sharing this with us. Hopefully some of our members will be in touch and able to advise soon, and I've shared this around too. In the meantime, you may like to have a look at our community's Christmas tips and tricks from 2017! -
Hi @dawno1967, I also just found this brilliant page on the NAS website: tips for the festive period, which may be worth a read.
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