Emotional Help

A down-to-earth, approachable resource for mental health: the National Alliance on Mental Illness. This organization has information from disorders and diagnosis to treatment and strategies to create habits when managing mental illnesses. Their child, teen, and adult links for those with mental illn

You're tired. You're hungry. It's the end of the workday. And you're stuck in your head dreading some upcoming demand that you're not a fan of. What to do? One strategy is to use Acting opposite of the emotion. It's easy to get stuck in our own heads--perseverating on some minor negative situation

Box Breathing is a stress-reduction tool for helping with the skill of Emotional Regulation. I use it most often when driving, when I'm in a hurry to get somewhere or perseverating about some issue that I can't take my mind off of. It's called Box Breathing after the 4 sides of a box...this tool

When a former student dies, it’s always a sad few days for me, especially when an overdose is the cause. Thinking back over my interactions with him, his smile, that bug-collecting field trip where everyone was having a blast…I can’t help but think, what could have helped push this student further a

When I started working in the Autism world, I'd heard that 80% of parents with a child on the Autism Spectrum get divorced. True or false? And where did this come from? Sure, parenting, teaching, and working with Autistic kids can be challenging, but it can also be incredibly rewarding. Let's look a

Emo Reg is an executive functioning skill, yet I wanted to write about a set of responses for us parents, teachers, and caregivers to be aware of, especially when kids or teens are exhausted or pushed to their mental limit. Fight or Flight--Most of us know these two responses. There's a threat, peo

Suicide and Crisis lifeline call or text 988 and/or visit 988lifeline.org Part of building a support system for parents, caregivers, teachers, and those on the Autism Spectrum is facing the dark challenges that persist for individuals who cannot escape the pull of ending their life. We share these