Tips and resources to support your child at Christmas

Below are some tips and resource links you might find helpful in supporting your child through the Christmas person.

Resources from our CDNTs

• This resource has been prepared by CDNT 5 Rossecourt: Tips to support your child at Christmas
• This Christmas communication board has been created by CDNT 6 Palmerstown

Resources from other organisations

AsIAm, the Autism charity, previously prepared these two resources:

• Santa - A Visual Guide
• Christmas - A Visual Guide

AsIAm have also added the following Christmas-themed communication boards to their resources library - you'll find them under holiday resources.

• Christmas communication board 1
• Christmas communication board 2

The Middletown Centre for Autism also shares these resources and ideas in the Social Media section of their website:

• Top Tips for a happy sensory Christmas
• Social Narrative - Visitors at Christmas
• A Winter Walk - checklist
• A Sensory Winter Walk
• Design your own Christmas Jumper - template

The National Autistic Society in the UK also share these Christmas tips for autistic people and their families.

We hope you find these resources helpful over the coming weeks.