When in new situations, AP has trouble taking in too much visual information. When we took him to see The Wiggles the first time, he told me "I see too much." All the scenery, different people, stage props, movie screens, signs etcetera were too much for him to process. The second time we took him to see The Wiggles, we started at one end of the arena pointing out new things and made our way around the arena. It gave him a sort of "plan of attack," a way to organize all of the new input. The first time we went he stayed on our laps, mainly facing us but peeking at what was happening on the stage. The second time was another story. He was up dancing the whole time!
Just like many 5 year olds, he gets overstimulated when in a fun new place, like an indoor playground place. We just need to give him the tools to deal with the over stimulation.
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