I find the holidays are always a stressful, emotional time of year. Being autistic, there are some extra areas I have to navigate, such as sensory overload and change of routine.
However, news of the holidays being different due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a hot topic of conversation — a conversation that has caused me anxiety and a few meltdowns.
It feels like it’s been nine months of constant changes in routine, regular sensory overload, everyday communication challenges, fatigue, and unpredictability mixed with a heightened state of, well, everything.
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