I know that since Noah was born, we haven't gone to a live firework show since he started expressing sensory issues but a few times. So that means in 12 years ... we've gone two or three times. I can think of one off hand.
We usually try to get some of the smaller fireworks that we can do ourselves, sparklers, that sort of thing. We do those.... but we can't always afford to do that. Where we currently live, if you sit outside you can see a couple of different displays. Sometimes not so well because of the trees, but some get high enough for the kids to really see well :) So the kids who WANT to go outside and watch. Noah is usually one of them, Nathan is not.
On 4th of July, for Nathan, it's just like any other day. We go over to Nana & Papa's for a BBQ and then home and do what we do normally including his bedtime. The rest of the kids play outside and come in after fireworks.
So one of my really good friends ran into an issued with her SPD child .... they were out and setting off bottle rockets. Normally he loves that sort of thing but this year either he got overwhelmed or something. The over stimulating caused him to go into major (the worst she'd ever seen him in) melt down mode. It took hours to get him to calm down.
So that inspired me ..... I thought of several things to help make a day like Forth of July run a little smoother....
For more information and other ideas....
She found this link...
4th of July and Dealing with Over-Stimulation
And I found these links.....
Tips for an Autism Friendly 4th of July
Autism Ears, Loud Noises and Fireworks! – Oh, My!
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