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Calm Corner ideas
24/06/2021
Calm corners are an excellent way of creating a quiet space in which a child or young person can access resources and activities which help them to calm and regulate their emotions...
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Emotional regulation and the brain
24/06/2021
One of the Centre’s Learning Support Officers, Evangelene Haffey, recently worked with this young man on understanding emotional regulation.
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Webinar Wednesdays
23/06/2021
It’s Webinar Wednesday again! This week Frances O’Neill delivers the topic ‘Cycle of an Emotional Stress Response’.
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Research Bulletin 8
22/06/2021
This month, the Centre has been focusing on Sensory and Emotional Regulation, across its social media pages.
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Webinar Wednesdays
16/06/2021
Today the Centre continues its Webinar Wednesdays series!
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Changing Environments
12/06/2021
In this podcast clip Dr Patsy Daly explains how making small changes to the environment and communication styles at home and school can reduce sensory overload.
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Using masks and hand sanitiser
11/06/2021
In a podcast recorded last summer, Adam Harris (CEO of AsIAm) explained the sensory sensitivities and other anxieties which face masks and hand sanitisers can cause for some autist...
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My Feelings Thermometer
10/06/2021
The first steps in emotional regulation are recognising and communicating feelings.
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Calming Routine
05/06/2021
In this clip from a webinar recorded last summer, Kari Dunn Buron explains the importance of incorporating calming and mindful activities into daily routines so that they eventuall...
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Co-Regulation
04/06/2021
Teaching strategies for emotional regulation can be difficult if the child or young person cannot identify emotional states, or recognise what activities will regulate them.
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Research Bulletin: 16
28/05/2021
The Centre’s 16th Research Bulletin was the 2nd volume on the topic of Anxiety.
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Best Practice Resource
27/05/2021
Did you know that the Centre has a wealth of resources and videos on the website www.middletownautism.com?
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Positive Feelings
25/05/2021
In this webinar, recorded for the Centre last summer, Peter Vermeulen provides some excellent advice on how to discuss feelings with autistic children and young people.
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Positive Commenting
22/05/2021
Yesterday the Centre shared insights from Dr Patsy Daly on the importance of positive recognition of efforts.
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Positive Recognition
21/05/2021
In this clip from a podcast recorded last summer, Dr Patsy Daly explains the importance of positive recognition of effort.
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Worry Bag
20/05/2021
The ability to acknowledge worries and then place them to the side is vital for positive mental health.
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Mindfulness Jar
19/05/2021
Creating a Mindfulness Jar can provide a visual distraction which promotes calm thinking.
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Research Bulletin 28
19/05/2021
It is important that parents and carers give themselves time for their own mental wellbeing.