Aims of today’s session
Understanding 2 models of the brain and how they overlap
Recognise the thinking types/ models in your own examples
Discover your strategies to move from the emotional mode
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Model 1: Emotional (system 1) vs logical brain/ thinking (system 2)
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A side note on Meltdowns
u Autistic people (children and adults) and those of us who have ADHD (or both AudHD) can sometimes have meltdowns.
u These are different from flipping your lid / system 1 emotional response.
u A meltdown is an intense response to an overwhelming situation (National Autistic Society) where the individual has lost control.
u A meltdown is often an Autistic / ADHD / AudHD communication that they need some support.
Mindfulness Skill of Wise Mind
From Mental Health Center Kids
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A side note on Meltdowns
u An Autistic / ADHD / AudHD meltdown might look like:
u Shutting Down
u Going non-verbal
u Crying / shouting
u Exploding in rage or frustration
u Speaking directly
u Echoing or repeating language
u Pacing, rocking or stimming
u Self injury – such as hitting oneself or others
A side note on Meltdowns
u We might be communicating different ‘support needs’ during a meltdown.
u Such as sensory difficulties (e.g. too much light or noise or touch), illness, difficulty processing lots of information, alexthymia (difficulty in processing emotions – our own or others) or there may be other needs.
u We can reflect and try to understand our meltdown afterwards when we are calm (our parents and other safe adults can help us with this)
This week you may like to:
Refer to your poster when you need to.
Notice which mode you are in
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