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Common Occurrence Triggers

MattH13

Good evening.

My daughter is 4 and is diagnosed with ASD.

One of her main triggers for meltdowns is seeing Pushchairs or prams. She can become very frustrated and throw herself to the floor.

We try to keep her calm and have tried to de-sensitise her by showing photos and videos of pushchairs but no luck so far.

Has anyone had to deal with something similar? We would be willing to go privately if anyone had a contact.

Thank you

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  • I sympathise with your daughter as (from my perspective) I experience the multi-wheeled high-pitched scratchy / rattling sound effect of stroller / modern pushchair wheels across varying terrain to be really grating and distracting (short YouTube video demonstrating the sound effect of stroller wheels):

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X9pR8DN04Q4

    In and around retail parks / School set down / pick up times etc., when families are likely to make most use of these pieces of equipment - my preference is "ear defenders / ANC headphones On" - to help dull the full impact of these screechy wheels.

    I wonder if it might help a bit; if you print a card with the image / put a photo on your mobile of a child in a stroller / pushchair and pre-prepare  your daughter - we might see / hear one (before you walk into such an area, and see if your daughter, before triggered by the real thing), might she be able to point out to you the area of her worry on the image - with extra assurance that we can safely stand still together holding hands if one comes nearby.

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  • I sympathise with your daughter as (from my perspective) I experience the multi-wheeled high-pitched scratchy / rattling sound effect of stroller / modern pushchair wheels across varying terrain to be really grating and distracting (short YouTube video demonstrating the sound effect of stroller wheels):

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X9pR8DN04Q4

    In and around retail parks / School set down / pick up times etc., when families are likely to make most use of these pieces of equipment - my preference is "ear defenders / ANC headphones On" - to help dull the full impact of these screechy wheels.

    I wonder if it might help a bit; if you print a card with the image / put a photo on your mobile of a child in a stroller / pushchair and pre-prepare  your daughter - we might see / hear one (before you walk into such an area, and see if your daughter, before triggered by the real thing), might she be able to point out to you the area of her worry on the image - with extra assurance that we can safely stand still together holding hands if one comes nearby.

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