{"id":359513,"date":"2022-12-14T05:30:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T10:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/?p=359513"},"modified":"2022-12-12T08:09:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T13:09:39","slug":"13-holiday-survival-tips-for-your-child-with-special-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/13-holiday-survival-tips-for-your-child-with-special-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Holiday Survival Tips For Your Child With Special Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>13 Holiday Survival Tips For Your Child With Special Needs<\/h2>\n<p><em>written by Emma Sterland, posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendshipcircle.org\">Friendship Circle<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>While most children live for the holiday season, it can be an extremely stressful time of year for children with autism and other forms of learning disability. The disruption to their routine, unfamiliar sights and smells, the house full of noise and people \u2013 it can all prove too much.\u00a0Holidays are all about the family, but it can be hard keeping everyone happy.<\/p>\n<p>The following tips for surviving the holiday season have been contributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/community.scope.org.uk\/\">Scope<\/a>\u00a0by parents of children and adults with special needs.\u00a0 The general consensus seems to be to plan ahead. Whether that\u2019s creating a visual story for your child, preparing them what to expect, or giving relatives a heads-up in advance about your child\u2019s particular needs \u2013 preparation is key.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=&#8221;Click here to continue reading&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.friendshipcircle.org%2Fblog%2F2012%2F12%2F12%2F13-holiday-survival-tips-for-your-child-with-special-needs%2F&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 13 Holiday Survival Tips For Your Child With Special Needs written by Emma Sterland, posted on Friendship Circle While most children live for the holiday season, it can be an extremely stressful time of year for children with autism and other forms of learning disability. 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