Lessons Learnt from a mother's story - Sensory issues, Uncovering Talents etc.
A mother shared her story about her son's sensory issues and talent in music. I believe her experience is eye-opening for all of us and teaches us many lessons, including but not limited to: 1) Practical Strategies to Cope With Sensory - each have their own ways. For this mother, one of the ways is reducing the frequency of attending events with heavy sensory stimuli (e.g. weddings etc.), and to be prepared to have to take her son out of the venue to a quieter place when he gets overloaded. 2) Accepting your "New Kind of Normal", and even Embracing It. And Finding Your own Happiness In this mother and son example: No birthday parties. Limited weddings. Dad and Mum not attending weddings together but separately so that one parent can take care of the child at home without the exposure to sensory overload. Doesn't sound like a so-called "typical life", yet as she say " Accept it". Two powerful words! This is her different kind of normal, in the sen...