Because My Autistic Child Didn’t Know He Was in a Costume

How we happily survived Halloween

My son in his bee costume. Photo by author.

I’ve been hearing a lot about how parents of autistic children had painstakingly hand-made a costume that their kid refused to wear because: 1) the kid had sensory issues with the material; 2) the kid didn’t want to go out of routine; or 3) a myriad of reasons specific to the kid’s condition, preferences, and…