Decisions, decisions, decisions.

Apr 21, 2025

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Welcome to the finale of Chelsea's story. We’re tying it up today as we focus on a challenge that comes up for many anxious, sensory-overwhelmed kids: decision-paralysis or indecisiveness.

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You know that feeling when you’re so hungry and you get the dreaded question: "what do you want to eat?" and the person who's trying to be helpful rattles off a list of 5 of your favorite foods but “nothing sounds good.”

This is similar to what many kids with anxiety experience—but with many other decisions in their day.

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Mia's Story Part 2

Welcome back to Mia's story. If you're just joining us, head back to [part 1] to meet her and her family. Today we're going to talk about the thing that brought Mia's mom to me in the first place: the meltdowns. Not the occasional tantrum that every 4-year-old has. The full-body, kicking, screaming, spitting, throwing-things kind of meltdown that’s only talked about in neurodivergent spaces....

Meet Mia, a 4-year-old whose meltdowns, need for control, and preference for Mom are big clues.

Mia was 4 years old when her mom reached out to me for parent coaching support. Mia didn’t have a formal diagnosis, but her mom had been noticing patterns that felt bigger than "typical 4-year-old stuff" for a while now. The meltdowns were the main reason for the call. Not just that they were happening, but what they looked like: kicking, screaming, spitting, throwing things. I was no stra...

Malik's Story Part 4

Here we are at the final part of Malik’s story. To catch up, here’s part 1, 2 and 3 Today I want to share some of the accommodations that were suggested for Malik’s academic learning and performance in the classroom. But before we do that, I want to reiterate that this kind of environment (an open-plan classroom with 120 students and 2–4 concurrent classes separated only by furniture and...

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Decisions, decisions, decisions.

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