Generally, anxiety is a normal response to stressful encounters. For example, you might get anxious after changing jobs. Many anxiety cases might reveal that it’s possible to find solace after taking deep breaths or resting for a few minutes. But, some people might have severe anxiety, and the lockdown may make things worse.
Continue reading to know more about this psychological response and how you can find relief from it during the lockdown.
Being a kid with autism is hard. Autistic kids have real struggles. Most of the time, they are bombarded with both verbal and body language messages that they are less than their “normal” counterparts. People around them tell them how lazy, bad, or unmotivated they are.
When they see their peers achieving their goals and they cannot even if they do their best, it might negatively affect their self-esteem. As a parent, there are lots of amazing ways that you can use to nurture self-esteem in kids with autism. The ideas that we are going to discuss are not only simple but also powerful. Let’s get started!
All children can and do experience anxiety at some point. Yet, for children with autism, anxiety can manifest in a range of different behaviors, some of which can be harmful and dangerous. As well as identifying the common triggers of anxiety for your child, here are a range of proactive and reactive strategies which you can implement to help your child cope with and overcome anxiety…
First session in new series: Including Autistic Children in mainstream schools – run by Colin and Elliot Newton via Zoom webinar.
International School Counsellors association
have some great wellbeing resources
Books
– *Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Coping with events in the
News
<https://www.amazon.com/Something-Bad-Happened-Coping-Events/dp/1787750744/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Something%2BBad%2BHappened%3A%2BA%2BKid%E2%80%99s%2BGuide%2Bto%2BCoping%2Bwith%2Bevents%2Bin%2Bthe%2BNews&qid=1582316703&sr=8-1>*,
Dawn Huebner -Ages 6-12. How to process different world events.
– *What To Do When You’re Scared & Worried: A Guide for Kids
<https://www.amazon.com/What-When-Youre-Scared-Worried/dp/1575421534/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=What%2BTo%2BDo%2BWhen%2BYou%E2%80%99re%2BScared%2B%26%2BWorried%3A%2BA%2BGuide%2Bfor%2BKids&qid=1582316733&sr=8-1>*,
James J Crist -Ages 9-13. A help guide to processing fears and worries.
Reflections on Inclusion Facilitation shared by Shagufta Khan – probably the first UK Muslim Inclusion Facilitator in the UK.
Colin Newton and one of our valued Associates Grainne Saunders famous for her work with Parent Carer Forum in West Sussex worked with staff at Great Shefford school in West Berkshire on including children with anxiety. Click here to see more about the course!