DD had a fire drill at school today, she was warned it was a practise because she has had problems with this in the past - loud noise/routine change etc. but unfortunately they all got outside and in the excitement of missing class some other children started joking around shouting "Oh no, we're too young to die!" and "you've got smoke coming out of your ears"
Poor dd took this literally and was terrified. She was like a scared rabbit by the time I got to collect her.
We have done loads of social stories on fires etc and "sometimes children say things that aren't true". I have just checked in on her and she looks so peaceful now (thanks to double dose of melatonin) but it has made me realise that accepting your childs difficulties is also accepting that she will have to live through some horrible experiences that I have little control over.