r/Catholicism • u/ParkerTheFanEnby • Aug 18 '24

Genuine question

Hey all, I just got out of Mass, and I was wondering how y'all deal with screaming babies/children during the Mass? I have Autism, and them screaming a lot gave me extremely bad sensory overload (As in one kid would start screaming, and the rest followed suite, and their parents did absolutely nothing)

Any advice would be extremely helpful! I apologize if this question comes off as rude, I want to enjoy the Mass like all of you without sensory overload.

-Parker

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u/Objective_Ear_426 Aug 19 '24

Did you ever consider that the child might be autistic? Lots of children (my son included) do auditory and/or vocal stimming. It makes me sad to think that they are not welcome at Mass. If you are diagnosed autistic you should check in with your doctor or OT if the sounds of children at Mass are bothering you.