They avoid going places like that, because of the crowds, the noise. He s sensitive to noise, reacts to the crowds. But one day he s caught up in a crowd, in lots of noise. The parents panic quietly to themselves this is just what they try to avoid. But he enjoys it.
Doesn t turn a hair.
He s learning to manage his own issues. The children are all involved, the parents hovering with an ear and an eye open, knowing what difficulties can arise from their child with AS, ready to step in immediately they hear a comment, a voice raised. They sort out potential problems quickly, withdraw again, but always stay close. The child carries ear plugs. Another child asks him about them.