10/18/2026
đ¨ This is a huge Sensory Trigger For My Autistic BoysâŚ..
If you live with autism and serious sensory issues,
you know it isnât always simple as just pumpkin carving
For years, we have tried pumpkin carving with the boysâŚ.
But The smell, the sight, the texture âŚ.it can be so overwhelming
that they gag and sometimes even throw up.
But this year was different.
CJ tried. He knew when he had reached his limit, and we respected that.
Matty had to back away a few times too⌠but he kept coming back.
And he stayed until the very end.
Did Mom and Dad do most of the actual carving? đ Absolutely.
But this was progress
my boys were able to be part of something that their sensory systems have made incredibly difficult for them in the past.
Sometimes progress doesnât look like doing the whole thing independently.
Sometimes it looks like trying.
Sometimes it looks like staying.
And sometimes it looks like coming back after you had to step away.
