DD8 is hypersensitive too, but is learning how to deal with it as she gets older.
We made it through a number of Disney movies within the last year or so, but with a lot of snuggling throughout.
A great way to search for appropriate books is to go to
Scholastic's book search under their teacher's tab and you can search for cross level books (high lexile, but low grade interest)
We helped DD learn coping skills by reading books like Charlotte's Web with her and discussing what happened throughout and how it made her feel. If I remember correctly, we had a discussion about Charlotte dying numerous times, as well as the whole idea that we actually eat pigs. It is one of her favorite books now, but it was tough getting through it at the time.
We often find out a few days after the fact how much things bothered her now because of questions she'll start asking or comments she start making.
It is tough, but she also started advocating for herself when she found out movies were going to be shown at school, or when they were reading a book at school that had a scary part in it. For example this year they were reading
The Red Pyramid in class and she had a nightmare one night based on a part of the book. After we talked about whether or not the book was too scary for her, she said she really liked the book a lot and did not want them to stop reading it. She then went in and told her teacher that she'd had a nightmare based on the book and asked if they could please read the book in the morning rather than last thing in the day so that she could "forget" some of the details before bed. We were very proud of her for doing that because we didn't suggest it or anything, and even though she's in a GT magnet program her teacher doesn't really "get" her and her intensities.
