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[quote=Anonymous]Worry less about Christmas. Assume it may be unavoidable that she cries. Give her a pass to retreat to her room if necessary and let your other kids keep going. Spend the time and energy you save on micromanaging Christmas to instead work on getting her into therapy and also meeting with a psychiatrist to see if there might be medications you can try that will make it a bit easier. I am giving you this warm and encouraging advice and redirection as the parent as a late-diagnosed autistic tween who loves Christmas and also struggles mightily with it. And my child has benefitted more from meds and therapy than anything I’ve ever done for Christmas. And their favorite part of Christmas is setting up the Christmas tree. The rest always ends in crying and overstimulation. And it’s okay. And you can spend time reading “Is This Autism?” By Barbara Henderson. You’re a good mom. Your focus on Christmas is a natural expression of our culture, but you’re going to need to shift gears to become a special needs mom now, and that will come with different areas of focus, a healthy serving of grief,  and hopefully some grace you wouldn’t have encountered otherwise. I wish you luck. I wish your daughter luck, and love, and grace to do what she needs to do on Christmas. [/quote]

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