Tag Archives: meltdown

Meltdowns and the Lens of Ableism

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Meltdowns – from the other side… Many, many months back Colin Bowman and I began a conversation in the comments section of one of my posts (Yours, Mine and Ours: Autism, Self-Advocacy and Setting Limits). This interaction has been resonating … Continue reading →

Posted in ableism, acceptance, Autism, Behaviour, Communicate, limits, Resiliency, Shame, support | Tagged A good cry, ableism, Colin Bowman, Emotions, intensity, Laura Nagle, meltdown, processing, reframing meltdowns, setting limits, shame | 18 Comments

Yours, Mine and Ours: autism, self-advocacy, and setting limits

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Originally posted on Thirty Days of Autism:
I have been thinking about limits: the edges of ourselves… that place where we interface with the world. Our limits and where we set them are the control valves for our emotional, social,…

Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, calm, Flexible thinking, handling discomfort, Resiliency, self-advocacy, visual strategies | Tagged Aspergers, Autism, effective parenting, effective teaching, frustration tolerance, honouring, meltdown, navigate, parenting, parents, self-advocacy, sensory overload, setting boundaries, setting limints, setting limits, strategies, stress | Leave a comment

Yours, Mine and Ours: autism, self-advocacy, and setting limits

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I have been thinking about limits: the edges of ourselves… that place where we interface with the world. Our limits and where we set them are the control valves for our emotional, social, physical, cognitive, and sensory experience. These boundaries … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspergers, Autism, Behaviour, Parent, Resiliency, Teacher, visual strategies, visual strategies and supports | Tagged Aspergers, Autism, effective parenting, effective teaching, frustration tolerance, honouring, meltdown, navigate, parenting, parents, Self care, self-advocacy, sensory overload, setting boundaries, setting limints, setting limits, strategies, stress | 33 Comments

Coping with Anxiety: the power and message of a parent’s response (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

My child experiences anxiety. Unfortunately, anxiety is often one of the tag-along companions on the journey of a child on the Autism spectrum, along with attentional issues (ADHD), sensory issues, tic disorders, and speech and language challenges, to name a … Continue reading →