Published on 12, July, 2020
please please can any one help my 12 year old son who is petrafied of firework.it isnt the flashes or the pritty coulors but the unknown bangs not knowing when they are not going to happen.me and my family have to go thru the same thing every year and it just seems to get worse every year.he wears his mp3 at night to hide out the noise we have even taken him to displays at his own request but still has not worked this is getting the family down now as we just dont no how to deal with this issue that james has any suggestions or ideas please please help.
I hated fireworks as a child too - this must be common in ASD?. I screamed and screamed as a little girl when taken to the fireworks at school. I hated (and still do) the unexpected nature of the noise more than the noise itself; it is the fact that I can't control the noise and that it takes me by complete surprise. I still won't go to firework displays, and I hate going out at night when there are fireworks on. Again, it is the whistling bit that is the biggest bugbear, an awful noise that sends shivers down my spine. Fireworks are fun to watch from inside the house where they do not bother me too much, but they are way too loud when outside.
Sorry, can't think of any advice, but it is likely that your son will improve with time as I have done.