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3 Tips for Helping Our Clients Develop Theory of OWN Mind

My good friend and colleague, Peter Vermeulen, and I have been discussing a certain topic lately, and that is something called Theory of Own Mind. In the field of neuro-differences, we have an over-focus on Theory of Mind which refers to our ability to think about how other people are feeling, thinking, etc. However, what we DON’T do enough of is nurturing Theory of Own Mind and helping our clients to discover more about themselves—to understand their own bodies, feelings, experiences and to learn what it is that they need to successfully flourish and thrive.

 

This means increasing the use of supports that help a person to discover and understand more about themselves, including:

  • understand their own strengths & interests
  • understand what they need to feel safe
  • understand their own inner interoceptive experiences
  • understand their own emotions
  • understand their uniqueness and see all of the value that they have to offer the world

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3 Tips for Managing Holiday Meltdowns

For many of us around the world, we are in the midst of the holiday season. And although the holiday season can be exciting and joyful, for many it can be a time of disrupted routines, new sensory stimuli in the environment and a time of uncertainty— especially this holiday season combined with a pandemic. All of these variables bundled together create the perfect storm for dysregulation leading to meltdowns for our clients, our children, and even ourselves. And so, I’m here to provide three tips for managing holiday meltdowns.

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Part 1: Tune Into Body Signals

3-Part Series to Help Kids Succeed at School

With a new school year upon us, I thought it’d be helpful to layout a three part series filled with tips and strategies to help ease everyone back into the school year. In my area, kids have just started back to school or they will be starting back in the next few weeks. As we all know, a regular school year is a big transition in itself, but in the midst of this pandemic, where everything feels uncertain there is definitely more anxiety all around—for everyone involved—teachers, school staff, students, parents and caregivers. And so, whether school is happening virtually or in person, I wanted to share three tips to ease anxiety. Of course these tips are helpful for children, however you will see that these tips ultimately benefit the whole village of support it takes to transition our kids into a new school year — school professionals, parents and caregivers. In this blog we will talk about Tip 1: Tune Into Body Signals

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How Do You Use the Interoception Curriculum in a Telehealth Model or in Tele-sessions?

We’ve been hearing from people who have been using the curriculum in telehealth sessions, and it’s been going well for them. They’re having a lot of fun with their learners! If you’re reading this and are just making the transition over into telehealth, hopefully the tips that we’ve put together in this blog post will be very helpful to you.

I’ll go over the tips in this blog post, but I also have more details in a free document that I’ve prepared for you. This document is filled with tips and tricks about how to use the curriculum in a telehealth setting. You can find that document on my website at https://www.kelly-mahler.com/printable-resources/

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