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Neurodivergence and therapy

The Neurodivergent Woman

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Is Diaphragm Breathing Really Helpful for ADHD?

"I teach them diaphragm breathing which works really well to help with panic attacks and to just try and keep the body in that window of tolerance I teach them grounding techniques so looking at mindfulness like with your five senses what can you see or hear for people with ADHD it can be difficult to focus on doing like a meditation when you're just sitting still" "It's not going to make the problem go away but what it will do is actually lower your level at a biological level of stress and help calm your nervous system down," she says. 'For me before I knew the why of why is diaphragM breathing actually helpful I had the same thoughts'

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