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The Sound in the Corridor: The Science of Regulation
There are sounds that remain with you long after they fade. Not because they were loud, but because they were unanswered. It was the morning before a Parent-Teacher Meeting at Addwik's special school in Jaipur. The building was already awake. Chairs were being arranged. Files were stacked neatly....
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The Long Nights: Rebuilding Routines After Jaipur
Jaipur did not feel like an ending. It felt like a checkpoint. When I got posted to Jaipur Military Station in December 2023, we had already lived through thirteen years of vast experience. My first book, Autism and Me, had traced that journey — from denial to diagnosis, from confusion to...
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Increasing Accessibility: Mindfulness-Based Practices for Autistic Folks
Mindfulness-Based practices have been shown to increase one’s interoceptive abilities, present-moment awareness, and ability to regulate emotions (Simione et al., 2024). These are aspects that autistic people tend to have challenges with. Often, mindfulness and meditation practices focus on...
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It Starts with Feelings: Supporting Emotion Regulation and Mental Health in Young Children with ASDs
As part of comprehensive ASD treatment, the overarching goal that must be kept in sight for all learners is a healthy quality of life. This approach to intervention begins at the moment of diagnosis or before, and continues far into late adulthood, the frontiers of which we currently know little...
