7 Tips for Autistic Meltdowns and ADHD Rage Episodes
The aftermath of a meltdown or rage episode can be devastating—for the person and for those around them. I speak from lived experience as an autistic, ADHD adult and parent, and from years teaching learners of all ages. It can get better. This isn’t an endless cycle. While triggers and needs are unique, the same core steps lead to real, meaningful improvement. This article is my “secret sauce” I use with families and students; I hope it helps you too.
Creating a Support Folder for Your Autistic or ADHD Child
Parenting—or step-parenting—an autistic or ADHD child can be an adventure. But the difficulty grows when there’s no clear path toward success. I’ve worked with many autistic and ADHD students over the years and know how hard it can be for them to communicate with their loved ones. My goal is for families to leave this post feeling heard, supported, and equipped.
Speech Bubbles
These ASL sentence stems can be placed on folders and used to practice some common phrases kids will be using in the classroom.
Top 5 Tips for Raising an Autistic Child
As a parent of autistic children, I know the constant anxiety that comes with it. The countless books, podcasts, classes, articles, family, and friends, everyone has an opinion and yet…
Their advice doesn’t work because it’s such a unique experience having an autistic child.
From my experience in special education classrooms to working with autistic adults and being an autistic adult to my own autistic kids, I feel that I can confidently give advice to make parenting an autistic child smoother for your whole family.
Seasons Numbers and Letters
These seasonal letters can be used to support learning about the seasons while studying letters or numbers. Have them separate and sort by season or dig to find all 4 seasons of each letter or number.
Food Journal Worksheet
Designed to track one’s reaction to certain foods. We recommend reusing until the food item is prepared each way. Example: Start with eggs or potatoes to demonstrate how differently each item can be prepared. Store the sheets in a home or classroom binder. Aug. 20, 2025 Update: Apparently I can make templates!! 🎉❤️ Here is […]
Thick Lined Drawings
Useful for OT: Drawings with thicker lines.
Pronoun Bookmarks
These are perfect to use while reading children picture books! Use by practicing with daily routines. Attachments
Meltdown Plan PPT and Video
While meltdowns themselves cannot be controlled, we can choose our actions leading up to the meltdown and communicate our needs before the meltdown. Feel free to share this with parents, teachers, students, or therapists This resource is helpful to ADHD and autistic people. Here is a video of me teaching the powerpoint with a voice […]
Emotional Regulation PPT
After getting new followers, I was inspired to do a new resource based on emotional regulation. My experience is based on being autistic/adhd, a mom to two autistic/ashd kids, and a former special education teacher. If you have any suggestions, feel free to leave a comment! If you love it, please leave a comment! I […]