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[quote=Anonymous]That's really tough. I would continue to hold the line at no unwanted touching. That is so important to enforce.

Otherwise for big family events think about what accommodations you can make that don't require others to change behaviors. E.g. let let people know that when child gets overstimulated you will be going with them to xyz room or will take a break with headphones or whatever. If it works for your child's temperament, you can say that if one or two people want to join you in the break room, you'd welcome someone to chat with if that's the case.

In between the big gatherings, can you invite select people for smaller low-let get togethers? Like just the grandparents for coffee?

I think it's hard for older generations to turn off the "tough it out" attitude. They may be inclined to think that we're just coddling our kids and making things worse. Some may be receptive to psychological education, or just a statement like "I used to think that accommodations would make things worse, but I was taught that actually they
... etc etc." statements like that show your relatives that you're not just blindly coddling but that there's evidence behind your approach.

As I'm writing this I'm feeling anxiety about an upcoming family reunion. The location is at a pretty remote family farm, so I'm worried that it'll be hard to escape if the weather makes it hard to be outdoors.[/quote]

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