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<blockquote data-quote="totoro" data-source="post: 243712" data-attributes="member: 3155"><p>I would second the team meeting. I lets them see that you are really in this for the long haul, you care. Obviously! </p><p>Yeah what triggers???</p><p>I used to love that question! Some kids really do have triggers, some genuinely don't, that we can i.d. </p><p>It can be a smell, a noise, a touch, a chair feeling out of place... something just a little wonky to their little bodies. </p><p>At a young age it is so hard for them to really know what made them become unnerved and unglued. </p><p>All of a sudden they are angry and trying to make that feeling or thing inside stop.</p><p></p><p>Does he go to Occupational Therapist (OT)? I forget? I know you have horses, but has he ever done Therapeutic Riding? </p><p>These seriously have been 2 of the best things for K and N. It helps them understand their emotions and their bodies, where their bodies are in relation to time and space. How to control their bodies.</p><p>One thing we learned in Occupational Therapist (OT) was the engine theory.</p><p>For K she runs very HIGH or LOW.</p><p>Hardly in the middle which is just right.</p><p>So we explained to her that her emotions and body were an engine, was she was crazy, angry our of control. That was when her engine was too high.</p><p>When she was sad, slow, tired, slugish... that is when her engine is too low.</p><p></p><p>When she is happy and feels good and can do her work and help calmly etc. Then her engine is just right!</p><p></p><p>So we ask to tell us all of the time where her engine is. She shows us on her body, her tummy is just right, up high is too high, down low to her knees is too low.</p><p>We ask and keep asking. We make her tell us. </p><p>So now after about 2 years she can tell us. Or we can say it seems like you engine is getting high? </p><p></p><p>It doesn't always work but it helps her understand herself a bit.</p><p>Good luck with School</p><p>Sorry it is so hard poor kid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="totoro, post: 243712, member: 3155"] I would second the team meeting. I lets them see that you are really in this for the long haul, you care. Obviously! Yeah what triggers??? I used to love that question! Some kids really do have triggers, some genuinely don't, that we can i.d. It can be a smell, a noise, a touch, a chair feeling out of place... something just a little wonky to their little bodies. At a young age it is so hard for them to really know what made them become unnerved and unglued. All of a sudden they are angry and trying to make that feeling or thing inside stop. Does he go to Occupational Therapist (OT)? I forget? I know you have horses, but has he ever done Therapeutic Riding? These seriously have been 2 of the best things for K and N. It helps them understand their emotions and their bodies, where their bodies are in relation to time and space. How to control their bodies. One thing we learned in Occupational Therapist (OT) was the engine theory. For K she runs very HIGH or LOW. Hardly in the middle which is just right. So we explained to her that her emotions and body were an engine, was she was crazy, angry our of control. That was when her engine was too high. When she was sad, slow, tired, slugish... that is when her engine is too low. When she is happy and feels good and can do her work and help calmly etc. Then her engine is just right! So we ask to tell us all of the time where her engine is. She shows us on her body, her tummy is just right, up high is too high, down low to her knees is too low. We ask and keep asking. We make her tell us. So now after about 2 years she can tell us. Or we can say it seems like you engine is getting high? It doesn't always work but it helps her understand herself a bit. Good luck with School Sorry it is so hard poor kid. [/QUOTE]
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