Behavior Management

3 Things You Need to Know About Helping Neurodiverse Kids Understand Feelings

Let’s chat about something truly close to our hearts: helping our incredible neurodiverse kids navigate the beautiful, sometimes bewildering, world of feelings. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably spent countless hours wondering how to truly connect with your child or client on an emotional level, helping them understand what’s bubbling up inside and what’s happening with others around them.

Mother receiving school note about bad behavior

Behavior Management & Regulation / Communication & Language / Early Elementary (5-8) / Parents / Preschool (3-5) / Social Skills & Play / Teenager (13-19) / Therapists

School Behavior Notes: A Parent’s Action Guide

Okay, let’s dive into this! That feeling when you see a note from school in your…

A blonde child with long hair cries next to a dollhouse, wearing a floral dress.

Behavior Management & Regulation / Communication & Language / Daily Living Skills (Self-Help) / Early Elementary (5-8) / Parents / Preschool (3-5) / Sensory Processing & Tools / Social Skills & Play / Therapists / Toddler (1-3)

Making Sense of Meltdowns, Shutdowns & Overwhelm

When your child experiences those huge reactions – the ones that might look like massive tantrums, complete shutdowns, or anything in between – it’s so easy to feel lost, frustrated, or even judged. But here’s something crucial I want you to hold onto: These intense moments are very rarely about defiance or being ‘bad.’ They are almost always involuntary responses. Think of it like a system overload, a distress signal saying, “I can’t cope right now!”