The National Autistic Society are leading the way with a ground-breaking campaign called "Too Much Information." They are focusing on sensory overload and the frustration that it can cause to autistic individuals.
My son has a lot of problems with sensory overload, particularly strong smells, sounds and flavours. This can cause a lot of anxiety when we go out.
They say a picture paints a thousand words, so to illustrate the idea of sensory overload. The NAS have released a short video, entitled "Can You Make it to the End?" It is about a boy visiting a shopping centre with his mum, but he sees things very differently to everyone else. Please watch it, it is an eye-opener.
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