Thanks for another great post. Rosetta Stone is a great metaphor. Better in many ways than “lens” which is (others) seeing - Stone is (others and you) understanding.
Wow yes I don’t even know if that was intentional on my part but it works as a metaphor for self-understanding leading to shared understanding so well. I appreciate the note! 💛
Thank you for this post. My son 6 is Autistic PDA recently diagnosed. I believe that both my husband and I are also and I would not have picked up on what helps my son if I were not also struggling with the same challenges though I’ve learned to mask for many many years. It’s been life changing to recognize that PDA is at play here for us all. I am very open about sharing with others to try to help dissolve the stigma around the way of life that actually works for us and others with PDA. I really believe with knowledge and resources when we can support ourselves with a way of life that focuses on our strengths. It can be so difficult to do this but when we can it is an amazing relief! Thank you for your share today!
Renee it’s amazing to hear that you’re supporting each other as a family, and discussing your strategies with your community. I really appreciate hearing from you! Have you considered writing about your strategies? I’d be so interested to explore them for myself.
Thank you! I think we can all help each other which is really wonderful :) For us it began with a career change for my husband and me. I opted to choose to homeschool my son and leave my career which was my special interest for many years. At first it was difficult to imagine myself without being a designer professionally however that passed fairly quickly to be honest. I am now home with my son and we are exploring both of our interests together and we are totally thriving in our home environment together! My husband loves his new career choice- his special interest- building things. That change was huge for us. even though we were self-employed before the work no longer suited our lives and the huge leap of faith it took to make a change truly reset how we were all feeling.
I have been focusing on regulation of our anxiety now for most of our day at home together. My son and I really relate to anything "wooo" so energy work like the Emotion Code to release any trapped emotions, Qigong both exercises and massage and energy work, we listen to recordings from Jeralyn Glass and also play our crystal alchemy singing bowls. The recordings that incorporate Binaural beats really help us so much when we are feeling really anxious. In addition, we try to "ground" ourselves by both being outside touching the earth without shoes on each day and also use different visualizations to feel connected and safe in our bodies. We also brought home our service dog Jack Black last February- he is magic! He knows when we are struggling and just a look or a touch helps so much!
I would love to design a program some day for other families that are searching for ways to release anxiety together. It can be sooooo hard when it builds and builds up. I believe it is almost "contagious" when you are highly sensitive as we three are. If we can help each other finds ways to feel calm, respected and safe life is beautiful!
Renee your story is so inspiring to me!! You’re describing heaven on earth for me, the way you’ve reorganized your lives to coregulate together. I have so much to learn about this.
If you are interested I’d love to talk with you some more. Please send me a note if you’d be interested in connecting.
Happy new year and thank you so much for sharing your wisdom here!
You just made my night! I have really struggled to understand what we needed to do-especially for my son. I’d love to connect. It can be a lonely path but I truly believe the more we share strategies the better we all can do. What is the best way to share contact info? Happy new talent to you and now my turn to that you for your original post. So glad to “know” you!
Thanks for another great post. Rosetta Stone is a great metaphor. Better in many ways than “lens” which is (others) seeing - Stone is (others and you) understanding.
Wow yes I don’t even know if that was intentional on my part but it works as a metaphor for self-understanding leading to shared understanding so well. I appreciate the note! 💛
Thank you for this post. My son 6 is Autistic PDA recently diagnosed. I believe that both my husband and I are also and I would not have picked up on what helps my son if I were not also struggling with the same challenges though I’ve learned to mask for many many years. It’s been life changing to recognize that PDA is at play here for us all. I am very open about sharing with others to try to help dissolve the stigma around the way of life that actually works for us and others with PDA. I really believe with knowledge and resources when we can support ourselves with a way of life that focuses on our strengths. It can be so difficult to do this but when we can it is an amazing relief! Thank you for your share today!
Renee it’s amazing to hear that you’re supporting each other as a family, and discussing your strategies with your community. I really appreciate hearing from you! Have you considered writing about your strategies? I’d be so interested to explore them for myself.
Thank you! I think we can all help each other which is really wonderful :) For us it began with a career change for my husband and me. I opted to choose to homeschool my son and leave my career which was my special interest for many years. At first it was difficult to imagine myself without being a designer professionally however that passed fairly quickly to be honest. I am now home with my son and we are exploring both of our interests together and we are totally thriving in our home environment together! My husband loves his new career choice- his special interest- building things. That change was huge for us. even though we were self-employed before the work no longer suited our lives and the huge leap of faith it took to make a change truly reset how we were all feeling.
I have been focusing on regulation of our anxiety now for most of our day at home together. My son and I really relate to anything "wooo" so energy work like the Emotion Code to release any trapped emotions, Qigong both exercises and massage and energy work, we listen to recordings from Jeralyn Glass and also play our crystal alchemy singing bowls. The recordings that incorporate Binaural beats really help us so much when we are feeling really anxious. In addition, we try to "ground" ourselves by both being outside touching the earth without shoes on each day and also use different visualizations to feel connected and safe in our bodies. We also brought home our service dog Jack Black last February- he is magic! He knows when we are struggling and just a look or a touch helps so much!
I would love to design a program some day for other families that are searching for ways to release anxiety together. It can be sooooo hard when it builds and builds up. I believe it is almost "contagious" when you are highly sensitive as we three are. If we can help each other finds ways to feel calm, respected and safe life is beautiful!
Renee your story is so inspiring to me!! You’re describing heaven on earth for me, the way you’ve reorganized your lives to coregulate together. I have so much to learn about this.
If you are interested I’d love to talk with you some more. Please send me a note if you’d be interested in connecting.
Happy new year and thank you so much for sharing your wisdom here!
You just made my night! I have really struggled to understand what we needed to do-especially for my son. I’d love to connect. It can be a lonely path but I truly believe the more we share strategies the better we all can do. What is the best way to share contact info? Happy new talent to you and now my turn to that you for your original post. So glad to “know” you!
Hi Renee sorry for the delay! I will reach out to you by email!
Oops meant “year” not talent and “thank” not that ?!?!