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After School Regulation Ideas for Supporting Autistic Children

School is a demanding, busy, stimulating, and noisy place. While in school, the constant demands on the nervous system can leave an autistic child feeling mentally and emotionally drained from everything they’ve had to deal with throughout the day – in other words, dysregulated. When the nervous system is regulated, the brain and body are more in harmony, in control,…

What does sensory overload look like and how can we help?

Research estimates that about 90% of autistic individuals have sensory processing disorder (SPD). Sensory issues are included as part of the diagnostic criteria for autism in the DSM-V. Having these difficulties can affect communication, social skills, and behavior. Every autistic person is unique and so are their sensory sensitivities. Here are some of the common sensory sensitives around the eight…