Empowering Sensitive Children

10/12/2025

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May you be gentle with yourself this week 🥹💖

10/12/2025

"Art is not beauty, art is seeing things differently."
Virginia Woolf

Koloman Moser - Marigolds, 1909.

10/12/2025

When screens feel like the safest place
For many autistic young people, the digital world offers something the real world rarely does: predictability. Screens reduce the sensory and social demands that can overwhelm an already hardworking nervous system.

When the world is too loud, bright or fast
Real-life environments are full of unpredictable sounds, movements and social cues. Screens give autistic children control — over brightness, volume, pace and interactions — helping their sensory system settle rather than overload.

When communication becomes easier
Online spaces often feel more manageable because they remove the pressure to interpret facial expressions, tone or fast back-and-forth conversation. Screens offer clarity and time, reducing social anxiety and supporting genuine connection.

When 'special interests' come alive
Autistic passions are powerful regulators. Screens allow uninterrupted exploration of these interests, offering joy, comfort and identity-building in a world that often misunderstands them.

When understanding creates compassion
Seeing screen engagement through an autistic lens shifts us away from fear-based narratives.

When you want the full picture
If you missed our earlier ADHD & Screens visual, take a look — it explains the dopamine side of screen regulation and why ADHD transitions can be so intense. Together, these posts give a complete, brain-based understanding.

10/12/2025

The Basics of Pre-Writing Lines & Shapes - The beauty is that all of these can be accomplished through play! Click the link to read more and how play can build the foundation for these skills.

Edited to add: I like to think of the ages on this graphic at which these lines are age-appropriate, but they are also averages. Some kids may learn them earlier, some later.

Read more about their development here > https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/basics-pre-writing-activities-skills-kids?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

10/12/2025

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To wrap up this week’s theme of Divine guidance - here is a little gem from Rumi:

"There’s a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” 🩷

Listening takes a little practice.

And we get better at what we practice, right?

Once we start listening within, the voice is easier to hear and becomes a companion. 🩷

Today, in a moment of uncertainty, silently ask spirit to lead.

Then gently listen for direction.

Let it be easy. Trust and go in the direction of the flow.

You will know. 🩷

From Every Day Spirit: A Daybook of Wisdom, Joy and Peace. Thank you for getting and sharing the books! If you don’t have it yet, they are here for you. With so much love, xo Mary 🩷 www.everydayspirit.net

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"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”

- Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)

[Image: Return to Me oil painting on linen by American artist Daniel Gerhartz.]

The Smart Witch by Elizabeth

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Masking isn’t a behaviour problem — it’s a survival strategy.
Today’s visual breaks down the Do’s and Don’ts of supporting a child who masks, so adults can respond in ways that protect their emotional safety rather than increase their stress load.

If this resonates, share below:
Which “Do” feels most important for the children you support?
Your insight may really help another parent or educator.

For deeper guidance and practical tools, the full Masking Toolkit is available via link in comments below ⬇️ or via Linktree Shop in Bio.

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Nature teaches us in the most beautiful ways. A different ridge, offers a different view. Change your altitude and you're gifted a new perspective 🖤

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Emotional regulation isn’t instinctive — it’s taught, modelled, and practised.

Our new visual breaks it down into clear, evidence-based steps that shape every one of our interventions available in our Resource Store.

If you’re supporting a child whose emotions sometimes feel too big to handle, our toolkit MANAGING BIG FEELINGS offers the guidance you need — practical, compassionate, and grounded in neuroscience.

Inside you’ll find calming strategies, visual aids, conversation prompts, and tools for parents and educators — all designed to help children turn big emotions into skills for life.

Link below in comments ⬇️ or via our Linktree Shop in bio to explore the toolkit — and follow along today as we share more examples on modelling and teaching emotional regulation.