Think Autism

Think Autism Paediatric Occupational Therapy

How has identity-affirming language shaped your view of Autism? ✨ The way we describe Autistic traits shapes how others ...
15/08/2025

How has identity-affirming language shaped your view of Autism? ✨

The way we describe Autistic traits shapes how others understand and treat Autistic children.

Our words can either uphold harmful assumptions or shape a more respectful and inclusive world that values Autistic ways of being.

We can honour Autistic identity and still offer the supports and accommodations that help Autistic children thrive. Respect and support are not mutually exclusive.

Connection is the foundation that makes everything else possible. When a child feels safe and connected - through strong...
08/06/2025

Connection is the foundation that makes everything else possible. When a child feels safe and connected - through strong, trusting relationships - they can access learning, explore their environment and engage meaningfully with others.

Through these relationships, we come to understand a child’s interests, strengths, sensory needs, communication style, pace, preferences and patterns of regulation. We discover how to individualise support, how to respond in ways that feel safe for them, how to adapt their environments, and how to move at their pace.

Without this foundation, even the best strategies can fall flat. Because how can we expect communication, engagement or regulation… without safety and connection?

🟢 Connection is not optional.
🟣 It is not a bonus.
🟢 It’s not a phase we move through.
🟣 It’s not something we tick off before the “real” work begins.

It is the work. It IS the intervention. ✨

What do you want for Christmas? This Christmas, we wish for: 🔴 Understanding and celebration of neurodivergent children🟠...
19/12/2024

What do you want for Christmas?

This Christmas, we wish for:

🔴 Understanding and celebration of neurodivergent children
🟠 Inclusive education in our schools
🟡 Greater awareness and acceptance in our communities
🟢 Accessible accommodations for all
🔵 Therapies that empower and honour individual needs
🟣 Workplaces that value neurodiversity
⚪️ Timely funding from the NDIS for essential supports
⚫️ Neuroaffirming practices from professionals

At its core, co-regulation is about two nervous systems connecting, where one person’s regulation influences another’s. ...
29/10/2024

At its core, co-regulation is about two nervous systems connecting, where one person’s regulation influences another’s. Co-regulation is necessary first to survive and then to thrive. It is a biological imperative - a need that must be met to sustain life and to experience well being. As we grow, we add the ability to self-regulate, but we never lost the need and the longing to be safely connected to others. Through co-regulation, a foundation of safety is created and nourishing connections follow. (Dana, n.d.)

Here are some ways you can foster co-regulation:
🔴 Attune to the person’s pace and emotions
🟠 Structure the environment to support emotional and physical safety
🟡 Focus on connection
🟢 Model regulation strategies
🔵 Validate their feelings
🟣 Signal safety in tone and body language
🟤 Be present
⚪️ Practise active and empathetic listening

What strategies do you find most effective in supporting co-regulation?

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