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SLP 209: Meltdown Management: How to prevent and de-escalate meltdowns (ASD, PDA, ODD, ADHD)

Sue Larkey Podcast - Autism (ASD), ADHD, ODD and PDA education

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Proactive Strategies to Prevent and Calm Down Meltdowns in Children with ASD, PDA, ODD, and ADHD

This chapter discusses proactive strategies to prevent and calm down meltdowns in children with ASD, PDA, ODD, and ADHD. It emphasizes creating a calm environment, addressing triggers, and using de-escalation techniques during the build-up and survival phases. The strategies include routines, structures, timers, schedules, noticing triggers, staying calm, conducting a body scan, and calming the environment.

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