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Lifestyle > Self-Care
Micro Self-Care: One-Minute Practices for Overwhelmed Caregivers
...that help you regulate your nervous system in the margins of your...you regulate your nervous system in the margins of your day....engages your parasympathetic nervous system, the part of your autonomic...your parasympathetic nervous system, the part of your autonomic...the part of your autonomic system that calms you down. It's not...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Sensory Self-Care Tools for Adults with Autism
...it." You don't. Your nervous system processes sensory...You don't. Your nervous system processes sensory input...tools that work for your nervous system. Weighted Items...work for your nervous system. Weighted Items for Grounding...which calms the autonomic nervous system. Many autistic...the autonomic nervous system. Many autistic adults...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Managing Fireworks Anxiety in Children with Autism: Preparation and Coping Strategies
...problem is not that fireworks are loud. The problem is that your child's nervous system processes that sound as a physical threat, and no amount of explanation...is not that fireworks are loud. The problem is that your child's nervous system processes that sound as a physical threat, and no amount of explanation...
Career > Skills Training
Personal Hygiene and Professional Appearance in the Workplace
...You can meet professional appearance standards while working with your nervous system, not against it. Here's what employers can legally expect, where...meet professional appearance standards while working with your nervous system, not against it. Here's what employers can legally expect, where accommodations...
Therapies > Music
Music Therapy at Home: Best Instruments and Activities for Children with Special Needs
...is selected because it matches what the child's nervous system and motor system need right now, not because...selected because it matches what the child's nervous system and motor system need right now, not because it...matches what the child's nervous system and motor system need right now, not because it sounds nice. That's...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Managing MS Fatigue in Children: What Parents and Schools Need to Know
...It's neurologically driven, caused by the immune system attacking myelin in the central nervous system....immune system attacking myelin in the central nervous system. That damage disrupts the brain's ability...system attacking myelin in the central nervous system. That damage disrupts the brain's ability to regulate...
Therapies > Other
Deep Pressure Therapy and Weighted Blankets: What Parents of Children with Special Needs Should Know
...Your child's nervous system is looking...child's nervous system is looking for...parasympathetic nervous system. This...parasympathetic nervous system. This is the...your autonomic nervous system that...autonomic nervous system that slows your...overload, their nervous system is stuck...their nervous system is stuck in...Works in the Nervous System. Deep...the Nervous System. Deep pressure...
Education > K-12
When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal
...with unpredictable noise levels can register as genuinely threatening to a nervous system wired differently. One parent described her son's experience: "He...unpredictable noise levels can register as genuinely threatening to a nervous system wired differently. One parent described her son's experience: "He could...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families
...sclerosis is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks myelin, the protective coating around nerve...children vary widely depending on which part of the nervous system is affected. Common presentations include:...widely depending on which part of the nervous system is affected. Common presentations include: Vision...
Special Needs > Cancer
Returning to School After Childhood Cancer: What Families Need to Know
...barrier because some pediatric cancers directly involve the brain or central nervous system. In targeting cancer cells, chemotherapy also affects healthy neural...because some pediatric cancers directly involve the brain or central nervous system. In targeting cancer cells, chemotherapy also affects healthy neural pathways....
Parenting > The Early Years
Sleep Solutions for Young Children with Developmental Differences
...downregulate their nervous system on command....downregulate their nervous system on command. It's...dysregulated. Their nervous system can't shift...dysregulated. Their nervous system can't shift from...needs to support nervous system downregulation....support nervous system downregulation....parasympathetic nervous system. For children...parasympathetic nervous system. For children who...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Sensory Self-Care Strategies for Neurodivergent Adults and Children
...anything. It's about recognizing what your nervous system needs to stay regulated and...about recognizing what your nervous system needs to stay regulated and building...which activates the parasympathetic nervous system and can reduce anxiety. Studies...activates the parasympathetic nervous system and can reduce anxiety. Studies on...