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Parent describes child's autistic shutdown after crowded event
Original: Kid (9) is having an # autistic # shutdown . They went to an event with 400 kids and it was loud and people pushed and t
A parent of a nine-year-old autistic child shared that their son experienced a shutdown after attending a crowded event with around 400 children. The noise, jostling crowds, and remaining obligations like costume preparations and homework proved overwhelming, so the parent cancelled homework and dimmed the lights to help him recover. The post has drawn attention in parenting and neurodiversity discussions, with many sympathising with the challenges of managing sensory overload in children.
Why now: Parents and neurodiversity communities are engaging with a candid account of sensory overload and how families adapt to it.
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- Kid (9) is having an # autistic # shutdown . They went to an event with 400 kids and it was loud and people pushed and then he came home and we needed to do Halloween costume stuff, and they still had homework... aand that was too much. So I cancelled homework, dimmed the… · lizzard@social.tchncs.de · 37
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