My younger cousin Mikey also is diagnosed with ASD and he also has a sensory problem, but with lights. He is attracted to bright shiny things and will scream if the lights suddenly change. When he would come over to visit, he would A-line it to my room and stay in there for hours playing with my things until it was time to leave. While this was a rather annoying and a breach of personal space when I was a younger girl, we all quickly realized that this was probably for the best if just to keep Mikey calm.
After a while I picked up that the reason he liked my room so much was that it had the biggest windows, vaulted ceilings and got the best natural light during the day. Plus I had a lot of costume jewelry hanging about, a TV, and bright green pillows which he wouldn't let go of. He liked the bright colors.
So eventually we started turning all the lights on when he came over, even during the day. And at night we would light up the fire pit outside. It worked! He eventually started hanging out in the living room with other people.
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Date: 2010-10-15 03:28 pm (UTC)After a while I picked up that the reason he liked my room so much was that it had the biggest windows, vaulted ceilings and got the best natural light during the day. Plus I had a lot of costume jewelry hanging about, a TV, and bright green pillows which he wouldn't let go of. He liked the bright colors.
So eventually we started turning all the lights on when he came over, even during the day. And at night we would light up the fire pit outside. It worked! He eventually started hanging out in the living room with other people.