Posts tagged: meltdown

Regression or Progression?

I recently did my mid-integration checklist and interview for Justin’s Listening Training. As he is getting ready for his next intensive, I wanted to share some amazing gains I observed – new behaviors that I attribute to his first round of EnListen® and additional supports from home, including: Introduction of Chewelry to redirect chewing (I’ll [...]

Monday April 4th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

What You Think About You Bring About

How often do we find ourselves dreading an event, visit, or simple errand with our child? We look at past behaviors or incidents and expect the worst, based on what we experienced previously. We may even go so far as to picture the meltdown occurring and already start feeling frustrated and frazzled by the anticipation [...]

Monday February 28th, 2011 in , , , , , , | No Comments »

Braving the Public… Meltdowns and “The Look”

I posted a question on Twitter and Facebook last week that stirred quite a few comments! The question was: Parents: how many times have you gotten “the look” in public places… as if people were saying “Why can’t you control your child?” The myriad responses I received ranged from “It is so stressful, we don’t [...]

Monday February 21st, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Why is My Child Crashing into Me and Screaming?!?

In my house this weekend, my son was a human (LOUD!) bumper car. Despite all of my refined calming and redirecting techniques, the past few days brought loud screams interspersed with crashing into walls, family members, doors, mirrors, and repeated jumping and falling onto the floor. Ironically, light touches and loud noises from any other [...]

Tuesday October 5th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Disney World? Yes You Can!

Walt Disney World traditionally has been every child’s dream vacation since I can remember.  Bustling with excitement, most families find planning such a vacation easy and filled with wonder. But for a child with Autism, hot, sweaty days filled with  minute-to-minute itineraries, large crowds, loud noises, and long wait times for rides is a recipe [...]

Friday July 2nd, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

How to Make and Use Emotional Stage Index Cards

When speaking about Emotion Cards, there are two different types of uses and benefits: helping the child identify others’ unspoken emotional cues and helping identify the child’s own stages before a potential meltdown. Both are extremely helpful in introducing emotional identification, understanding, and regulation. Last year my son and I created Emotional Stages index cards [...]

Sunday March 21st, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »