Getting Sensory Ready For The Holidays

Every advert will tell you that Christmas is magical, but that’s rarely the reality for neurodivergent families

For so many of us, Christmas is something we brace ourselves for rather than look forward to. The season is full of sensory landmines clothing that feels scratchy or too warm, lights that flicker too brightly, smells that are intense, and routines that suddenly shift.

When emotions are already hard for our children to express or untangle, the sheer number of changes at this time of year can make the whole experience feel unmanageable.

And when you’re trying to plan Christmas while wondering if surprises will be too suspenseful, or whether loosening routines will take away the anchors your child relies on, the pressure builds quickly.

But there is space for your kind of magic it just looks different…

What if:

🎁 You could have steady, calm conversations that help you both share worries before the overwhelm arrives

🎁 Family gatherings felt easier because relatives understood boundaries and personal space

🎁 Your child felt safe enough to say they weren’t okay and you already understood why

These kinds of conversations open the door to working with your child rather than around them.

They also help you both decide which parts of Christmas feel possible, and which parts can be softened, adapted, or skipped altogether.

To support you with this, we’ve brought together a Christmas Curated Bundle - three webinars taught by three women with deep expertise and lived experience.

Meet Your Guides…

Nanny Aut - Nurturing Family Communication Styles

An autistic educator, blogger, and advocate. She draws on her lived experience as a teacher and lecturer to help parents understand their autistic children, ease fears, and strengthen communication.

Munira Adenwalla - Sensory Holidays Workshop

A Paediatric Occupational Therapist with over 25 years of experience helping children move, play, learn, and feel safe in their bodies. Munira specialises in sensory processing, emotional regulation, and coordination.

Nicola Reekie - Creating A Low Demand Christmas

Founder of The PDA Space, supporting parents to understand PDA, reduce pressure, adapt expectations, and create calmer, more attuned family environments.

Transform Your Family's Christmas Experience

This combination of webinars helps you to:

Understand your child’s sensory processing and recognise when their nervous system is driving their reactions
Plan ahead around routines, mealtimes, clothing, and the changes that often feel heavy

Build steady two-way communication — including boundaries, accommodations, and supporting your child to say no safely

Ease the stress of expectations around gifts, finances, interactions, and social plans

Reduce demands so Christmas becomes manageable rather than overwhelming

The Real Impact for Real Families

Christmas carries enough pressure without additional sensory demands. A little understanding can make a big difference:

The child who usually becomes restless or unsettled this time you recognised the signs early and adjusted things
The sibling who suddenly understands that an outburst isn’t about “nothing”
The child who freezes when relatives hug or ask questions and instead finds comfort because everyone has been prepared with gentler ways to connect

These webinars help you understand the layers beneath behaviour so you can meet your child where they are, with more compassion and more clarity.

Christmas so often assumes a “typical” energy fast, loud, bright, full but that can be the worst possible fit for a neurodivergent nervous system.

You are allowed to create your own version.

Give Your Family Permission to Shape Christmas Differently

The wise men brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

We bring calm, communication, and bandwidth.

This webinar series is here to help your family navigate the season by understanding sensory needs and creating practical, gentle supports that work for your child.

And for December, you can access the full bundle for £25, with every webinar broken into bite-size videos under fifteen minutes to make it much easier to take in when life is already full.

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