Autistic Child At Wedding

The only thing I can add to the other suggestions is giving your cousin a timeline of everything that will happen that day with some details, so she can "prep" him with a social story. This is what we do often for our students who have to do something out of the ordinary or outside of the routine. Your cousin can make a little book that says something along the lines of "first we will drive in the car for about an hour to the ceremony. Then we will sit down and wait for the bride. After that, we will sit and listen. If I need some quiet time, I will ask for ___", going through the entire ceremony/reception. Depending on the needs, she can put pictures, writing.. whatever her son is used to. Kids with autism (and other special needs, and typical children too sometimes!) feel more secure when they know what is going to happen.

Kudos to you for being considerate of the special guest. I agree with the suggestions made by others. My cousins kid is now 15 almost 16 and is very high functioning, he was not always that way. Still has some issues but I would sit him by people is comfortable around during ceremony and tell him how long it will last etc. Bringing him to rehearsal is not a bad idea either.

This is awesome! My cousin is deaf and autistic and I know my aunt and family really appreciate when she is included in events. I'm sure your cousin will be so thankful that you included her in your day, even if she has to step out a couple of times to be with her son. You're an awesome person for being so thoughtful and planning in advance.

Would it be a plausible idea to have my autistic goddaughter as a flower girl, or should i go with the back-ups?