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I work with Autistic kids who often have great difficulty with self-regulation. This is one of the main things that caused me to be drawn to kids yoga & other relaxation techniques to help them. It was heartbreaking to witness one of my six year old patients have a total meltdown last week. She often has these episodes of total disregulation the day after an evening field trip or event. Like many girls her age she is highly interested in the movie Frozen. So I made the following visual supports to help teach her breathing and relaxation techniques that should help with self-regulation.
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I’m sharing it here as a free printable so others can benefit from it as well. The small blue arrow indicates where to start on each visual.
Free 1-page PDF:
frozen-snowflake-themed-breathing-and-relaxation-free-printable-from-omazing-kids
For more resources see: Anxiety and Autism: Helpful Tools: https://omazingkidsllc.com/2021/05/21/anxiety-and-autism-helpful-tools/
Have questions? The best way to reach me is via Facebook messaging over on my OMazing Kids page: https://www.facebook.com/OMazingKidsAAC/
Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC, OMazing Kids AAC Consulting
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