Understanding and Managing Emotional Outbursts in Neurodivergent Children

Navigating Neurodivergence & Special Needs with Little Superheroes

In today’s episode of Navigating Neurodivergence & Special Needs with Little Superheroes, Jess dives into a challenge many parents of neurodivergent children face—emotional outbursts. Jess shares the three key things she wishes she had known earlier in her journey to help regulate emotional outbursts in neurodivergent children. Whether it’s sensory overload, primitive reflex integration, or teaching emotional regulation, Jess provides practical tips to help parents and caregivers manage these moments with their Little Superheroes.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• The underlying causes of emotional outbursts, such as sensory overload and emotional dysregulation.
• How primitive reflexes play a role in emotional regulation and the surprising techniques to help integrate these reflexes.
• Practical sensory tools and strategies to help calm your child’s nervous system.
• The importance of teaching emotional regulation skills and creating predictable routines for neurodivergent children.

Key Takeaways:

1. Primitive Reflex Integration: Reflexes we are born with can impact emotional regulation if not fully integrated. Simple exercises can help calm the nervous system.
2. Sensory Regulation: Sensory overload is a major trigger for emotional outbursts. Using tools like weighted blankets, sensory breaks, and calming spaces can make a big difference.
3. Emotional Regulation Strategies: Teaching coping mechanisms such as deep breathing and establishing predictable routines helps build emotional resilience.

Practical Tips for Parents:

• Create a sensory safe space at home where your child can retreat to when feeling overwhelmed.
• Use deep pressure tools like weighted blankets to calm the nervous system.
• Establish a predictable routine to help reduce anxiety and support emotional regulation.
• Teach your child deep breathing exercises as a simple yet effective way to calm down.

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