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I’ve just completed a four-part series on adapted homes, and in this bonus, I’ll dive a bit deeper, looking at the importance of consciously addressing emotions, stress, and tension.
This is where home becomes not just safe, but regulating. It becomes a place that supports emotional restoration and builds lifelong tools for self-awareness and care.
Why might a neurodivergent child need to regulate?
Neurodivergent children often have brains that are hypervigilant to threats in their environment and may have increased sensitivity to stress.[1] They also often experience emotions more intensely than their neurotypical peers.[2] Under heavy stress, the brain has less access to higher brain functions, like reasoning, learning, and emotional control.[3] This can make communication and social interaction more difficult, and anxiety can rise. [4] Regulation helps them reconnect with higher brain function, relax, reconnect with others, and calm sensory discomfort.[5]
How can we help them to regulate?
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