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Find any way possible for the child to be part of it.

Show them costumes beforehand and allow them time to get used to each different thing.

Do what you can to help them be able to take part, then always prepare them for anything new.

If they cannot cope with lots of sitting around and waiting as the play is practiced, then provide a box of activities that are linked to their special interests and let them take it into the hall to play with in a quiet corner.

Speak to parents about how they help their child cope with Christmas and what tips they may have for supporting and/or involving their child.

Make sure that you have a ‘play practice’ symbol on their visual timetable.Write a social story about what the play is about, why you are doing it and what their part in it is.A spontaneous play practice might be exciting for many of the class but for an autistic child it can be a nightmare. But by far the most unsettling thing or many of them is the constant, unpredictable changes to the timetable. Singing, performing, dressing up, CHANGE can all be overwhelming for an autistic child.

The usual routine will begin to change as practices take the place of PE (we’ve got the hall booked anyway) and other lessons. Have you started this yet? In the next few weeks schools will be starting to introduce and practice for whatever Christmas play or carol service they put on. Please watch out for the particular signs of stress in the child you teach. When we are talking about behaviour changes please remember that not all autistic pupils will have challenging behaviours when they are overwhelmed – they may just as easily have withdrawn behaviour and become very quiet or unusually tired all the time.