Fireworks for New Year’s Eve are a worldwide tradition. I, for one, love New Year’s Eve because it is a holiday celebrated by the entire world, as far as I know. But imagine if you have a sensory sensitivity or get overwhelmed by excess stimulation. Fireworks shows could be completely terrifying. If I put myself in the shoes of someone with autism, I imagine that by could be scared out of my mind, completely confused, and baffled by the reactions of other people. I wrote a social story to help with this sort of situation. My goal with this book was to help kids understand why fireworks are being used—people think they are exciting and use them to celebrate various events—and how they can cope around fireworks. One page of the book In book the book, I explain what may seem obvious to us, but not to a child: that fireworks will not come near you or hurt you. Some strategies mentioned that a child can use to cope with fireworks are: * keeping a comfort item with them * wearing noise c
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