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[quote=Anonymous]Hugs, OP. I'm really sorry. It's super hard. I would suggest focusing less on trying "fix it" and more on just trying to manage your own expectations (easier said than done - I haven't mastered this yet, but it's the advice I tell myself). It sounds like he can handle going out and doing fun things many times, and sometimes, it will go badly. If you can find a way to make peace with that and make sure everyone can be reasonably safe when things do go bad, then keep doing it. It's only 3x per year. I would try to look for some commonalities - maybe an enclosed space or a long day where he is tired or bright lights or whatever. If you can narrow to a few possible triggers, maybe you can try to avoid those situations as much as possible or mitigate them when they do appear. Also, there are sensory-friendly shows and things where you could go and other parents would completely understand.[/quote]
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