Easy-to-Use Calming Strategies for Autism 

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I was thinking the same way and i am 31 and struggle with meltdowns still. Much better than three years ago but my husband and i are running out of ideas for me. We have thought of vreating a room for me, but we rent and have no spaces. Any suggestions on helping an adult? I flap like that girl and im overstimulated easily. I have small stim tools but it doesnt help when im passed that stage.

meltdowns = overflow of sensory input, true?

I feel the same way.

L.W. Tomaso I know how you feel and it is very hard I've had a very rough time with my episodes especially in school because I get picked on and taunted by other students but there are some ways that help me maybe you could try some of them for me stuffed animals usually help with the stress and anxiety when I'm overwhelmed or sometimes coloring and drawing helps while listening to symphony or nature sounds I personally think the best way to help control yourself is with anything that makes you feel happy and safe it actually seems to work well for most it was very helpful for my best friend who also has the same problems as me I hope my advice is helpful for you and things become a little more easier as well.

Thanks Roxanne. I appreciate your kind words.

I love that.." my mission". 💝.

@@CurrentCloseth-UAE 😉

My son has autism too,and we will never give up neither,music has helped us o lot,good luck to you and you son

@@angeleydrian thanks !🤗

Hang in there and keep trying!

Thanks for sharing! I’m so glad that he found an outlet in art!!!

This also made me shed a tear and I’m not really an emotional person these days. We are at the very beginning of a diagnosis for our nearly 5 year old son, heartbreaking but you are an inspiration

My son have been using this herbal product for 1month now , so far it has cured his ASD and eliminate his lack of social skill as well , now he is verbal , I got this herbs from Dr imenherbal on his channel and it work perfectly . Now he is completely free

I cried too.

Wow! That means so much to me. Thank you for your perspective!

This reminds me of my daughter so much. Thank you for the advice :)

@@RyanJuddMusic Thank you for helping us.

My son have been using this herbal product for 1month now , so far it has cured his ASD and eliminate his lack of social skill as well , now he is verbal , I got this herbs from Dr imenherbal on his channel and it work perfectly . Now he is completely free

I'm not autistic, but I agree...this is the best one I've seen!

I’m so happy to hear that!

Thanks for sharing, Emily! Wow, three kids with autism. Never a dull moment, huh!?! I hope you have a wonderful experience with music therapy!!! If you would like any of my music therapy products, I will happily gift them to you. Just let me know! Ryan@TheRhythmTree.com www.therhythmtree.com/store

Ryan ! Thanks so much for this kind offer. We gratefully accept. I will have a look at your site ! The oldest is six and the twins are 3 (both recently diagnosed) They are amazing and I am the luckiest mom to have them 😍 You are contributing to the community in such a beautiful way!

Thanks, Emily. Hope the good lord gives you strength. I'm Autism SD-Level 1, former known as High Functioning Autism. The low energy levels from hypersensitivity to light, sound, and heat are emmense. I'm 39 now and was very good in school, exceptional in mathematics and physics. But the social anxiety, stress in being in a croud, and delay in back and forth verbal communication made me socially withdraw throughout school years.

Thanks, Emily. Hope the good lord gives you strength. I'm Autism SD-Level 1, former known as High Functioning Autism. The low energy levels from hypersensitivity to light, sound, and heat are emmense. I'm 39 now and was very good in school, exceptional in mathematics and physics. But the social anxiety, stress in being in a croud, and delay in back and forth verbal communication made me socially withdraw throughout school years.

@@stephenziga2319 - I definitely need all the strength he has got to give me :) Mine would likely fit in a similar category to yourself . My husband is also autistic . 💓 They are my world!

I feel the same way... :)

Ryan Judd hi

The bubbles, right?

@@shaun_rambaran great to help with toilet time aswell frustration and pain being constipating I do this for my son he blows bubbles to help him with his bowel movements

Same!

Well said! Thank you!

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My son have been using this herbal product for 1month now , so far it has cured his ASD and eliminate his lack of social skill as well , now he is verbal , I got this herbs from Dr imenherbal on his channel and it work perfectly . Now he is completely free

@Kirsten Donaho this is spam btw, copy and pasted several times in this comment section! let's all report it so we don't have misinfo on here!

It’s so cute but it’s really good 😢👍🏻😊❤😊😂

Ha! Yes, I believe it is the US based sign language that I've picked up over the years!

Rebekah Hunt LoL oof owo

Ryan Judd This video is so good I have autism but I’m not serverly autistic I’m also half blind so some people yell at me cause I run into them and then I start to cry qwq :(

I did too! I noticed Americans have different signs, so I try to learn both Australian and American versions but I really wasn't expecting it haha

Auslan ftw!!! 😁

Thank you so much for sharing that Breanna!

If you make any family vlogs I would definitely watch them!

please talk to fellow autistic adults, we never get listened to (:

@Azim Premji Ok

@Alexander Mike Ok.

I just pop benzos

Same here, I love my animals ♥️

I'm so happy to hear that! Thanks for sharing!

Autism the world is to Crazy and heavy for me

For the girl ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

My son have been using this herbal product for 1month now , so far it has cured his ASD and eliminate his lack of social skill as well , now he is verbal , I got this herbs from Dr imenherbal on his channel and it work perfectly . Now he is completely free

@@RyanJuddMusic My son have been using this herbal product for 1month now , so far it has cured his ASD and eliminate his lack of social skill as well , now he is verbal , I got this herbs from Dr imenherbal on his channel and it work perfectly . Now he is completely free

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Mel, my niece is diagnosed with Autism. She is 2.7 yrs old. Can she be normal?

@@mohaklondhe3020 no, Just accept it. But she can be better.

yeah my son loves his bubbles

I agree with Clare. You have a gift with children - it often brings tears to my eyes, ***** ! This video exudes more than you just trying to "figure out" this precious girl's needs. This transcends what most adults can work through with children - it's truly magical.

I hope to be a music therapist myself one day, but first I am going into teaching music to neurotypical children, then teaching SEN children, and then I want to do my masters in Music Therapy slightly later in life. It's a wonderful career :)

My son have been using this herbal product for 1month now , so far it has cured his ASD and eliminate his lack of social skill as well , now he is verbal , I got this herbs from Dr imenherbal on his channel and it work perfectly . Now he is completely free

Thank you so much Carole! I appreciate that.

I'm so glad that you liked it!

I agree with you

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I'm reading this 5 yrs later. How has your journey gone?

@@countrygirl-nu7kl Wow this notification brought me back several years! So cool to reflect on how far I've come. I now own a private therapy practice in Canada, and I am licensed to work as both a music therapist and a counsellor. I support kids, teens, young adults, and families with a range of healthcare concerns. I am planning to apply to my PhD in clinical psychology next fall. Love my job!

@@AliciaHouseMusic Wow!!! good for you! so glad I thought to ask and a big thanks for responding!!

My son have been using this herbal product for 1month now , so far it has cured his ASD and eliminate his lack of social skill as well , now he is verbal , I got this herbs from Dr imenherbal on his channel and it work perfectly . Now he is completely free

My son have been using this herbal product for 1month now , so far it has cured his ASD and eliminate his lack of social skill as well , now he is verbal , I got this herbs from Dr imenherbal on his channel and it work perfectly . Now he is completely free

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WARNING SUPER LONG IM SORRY!!! well, i have to thank you more. You are an amazing human being. by what i see in your videos, you show so much respect, love, and care for all. no matter what someones obsticles, such as autism in this case, you are able to see them as another beautiful person. i think that you realize that some people have challenges, possibly even different than youve personally experenced, and youre able to push that to the side to reveal the true person underneath. i did not rewatch this video as i am responding, but i remember very clearly how calm, understanding, gentile, and how amazing you are. and its giving me that urge to cry again lol. i wish i could be like you. at least accepting of others when i was a child, and even now i still find it hard. when i was in elementary school i was put in special ed because i had adhd and oppasitional defiance disorder, and i was really mean, loud, i swore a lot and threw tantrums a lot. (i was only JUST recentally diagnosed to be on the spectrum). but as i was saying, there was this boy, Clion, who had, i guess moderate autism. he wasnt throwing fits but he was always talking to himself and his action figures. he would also stare at me and follow me around. i was so mean to him, and other kids (even this one boy who had such difficulty walking, and was always really nice to me, but i was always mean to him). but Clion drove me bonkers. i wanted to hurt him because he drove me crazy so much. and i guess i didnt really understand the whole 'autism' thing. and looking back, 1, it couldve been foreshadowing (lol) because maybe he knew i was autistic too, while no one else did. and 2, i realize how hard it is just for ME to connect with people and make friends, and he was less functioning than i was/am, so i cant even imagine how he felt or feels now. and ive always had so much trouble at school, where the teachers refused to help me in any way because i was "too smart and can figure it out herself". and thats the struggle im still to this day dealing with. i was going to try to get my HSED (like a GED) at a local collage and my school REFUSED to sign off on it because "i am fully capible of doing it. and i have better grades than 70 % of the school". i had C's and D's. i feel like i need to be rocking back and forth in a corner drooling for someone to help me. but they wont. they only see how "smart" i am. just because im smart doesnt mean i wont ever need help! but, i started getting depression in 7th grade, when i was 14. ive been institutionalised for depression and suicide attempts in the past. ive self harmed, and ive never really been in a good place, emotionally and mentally. and maybe now... now that ive been diagnosed, something will change. i want to embrase it. ive started a blog on tumblr and im trying to start a channel on youtube about autism and stuff. its called THEAUSSIEINMYSKY . and really, i have only three reasons i am not dead yet. 1, my dog. 2, books. ive always loved to read. i taught myself to do it actually. and 3, JACKSEPTICEYE. i look forward to seeing his videos. he always puts a smile on my face when nothing and noone else can. hes my inspiration. my hero. my everything. i would love to talk to him. let him know how thankfull i am for him. i want to be friends with him. he would be the biggest supporter in my life. but i dont really think he would want to talk to someone like me... im sorry to tell you all of this, but the point i want to make is, is that you can change the lives of so many people if you keep doing what youre doing. you can make such a huge difference. and i support you. and I hope you continue to be this wonderful and selfless being until the day you die.

Skylar Leigh ..well said Skylar..I'm with you all the way.I can't say it enough..ask God and His comforter ,the Holy Spirit into your life.It's beyond our understanding ,but God is the best comforter of all.Ask Him into your life and watch what happens.If it wasn't true I wouldn't have mentioned it....all my best and love to you,Joe

hi i am a father of a 14 years old autistic boy. From 6 years ago he has a very strange behavior that i really can't explain properly. He has apparently no sensitivity to sounds as he never complains that a sound is bothering him but for example he is playing games suddenly he starts crying and saying my ear is reading then he starts a kind of ritual a series of repeating actions he goes to the bathroom making sounds with his tongue, speaking with himself something like " farhan, farhan, you can, you have to be strong " (farhan is his name). Then he starts shouting and crying and says no, no, i couldn't i couldn't and saying repeatedly " why my ears cant read" then he goes to his mother and says kiss my ears, eyes and face so he becomes good. after that he again goes to bathroom and again do the same, this process is going on for several hours till he comes and says it is finished i am oky. Then he is normal for an hour or two and again the same happens. We give him respridone abd flovaxamin. These days his condition is more worse than two months ago. now as you are on the spectrum please tell me what dows he feel and what makes him do this behavior? thank you. if any one else can help please

Thanks Kerri! That is very insightful. I appreciate you sharing your perspective!

@@RyanJuddMusic Sure! Happy to share my experiences and how I've seen kids react to certain stimuli and approaches, such as bubble blowing, in theraputic and educational settings (so long as as I keep the individuals confidential). Thank you, again, for sharing yours. Collective knowledge from varying lived experiences is important!

My son have been using this herbal product for 1month now , so far it has cured his ASD and eliminate his lack of social skill as well , now he is verbal , I got this herbs from Dr imenherbal on his channel and it work perfectly . Now he is completely free

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Beautiful comment Mali.I think everyone in life looks for a partner like that therapist..calm,supportive and yes,childlike too.Feeling like children is the key to knowing God.

“Non-parent entity”? Is that some new kind of “woke-speak”?

My son have been using this herbal product for 1month now , so far it has cured his ASD and eliminate his lack of social skill as well , now he is verbal , I got this herbs from Dr imenherbal on his channel and it work perfectly . Now he is completely free,......,.,...........

You're so very welcome, Myri! I appreciate your kind words. 🙏

Wow! Stacey, that means so much to me!!! Yes, videos are an amazing educational tool! Thank you for watching and sharing. 🙏

Thank you Kelsey! I'm so glad that you have a great team!

Omg the way he looked into her face had me so stressed out. I do fairly well with eye contact but it's still a struggle and people that look at me that intensely or make me feel forced into looking at them stress me out completely. I'll take shopping at the mall on Christmas eve over someone trying to look me in face like he did with her.

Agreed. I was so sad that he tried to stop her stimming. That eye contact 😖 Makes me remember my 3rd grade teacher. Every time she made me look her in the eyes or at her nose, I heard nothing she said.

I agree. My 2.9 year old is non verbal. He did no eye contact, since I found out about him being autistix back in june. I started playing with him with how HE wants to play, whether that meant getting down on the floor and spinning a toy car wheel for an hour beside him or running around in circles etc... After 5 weeks of me interacting with him every day numerous times, copying HIM he started watching me, after another 2 weeks he started looking at me in my eyes briefly, and now he can stare me in the eyes. However improving his eye contact was not my intention at all I jist wanted to try help him interact with me more, but he started doing this himself, it was Not forced at all. He also pulls my hand for me to get down on floor and play with him now. He also watches me sing and dance and smiles and we have lesrnt to do the moves to wheels on bus together, head shoulders knees, wind the bobbin. He now knows all the moves from watching me. He has also started repeating words in echolalia amd also 3 words on a communicative way. Back in june he was completely non verbal. This can all be achieved without pressurising a child. We just need to go into their world, not force them into coming into ours 🙂

Thank you for sharing that!!!

You’re welcome! I hope it helps!!!

Thank you SO much Annalise! I really appreciate you watching and sharing your thoughtful feedback.

Thank you so much!!! I’m so glad you found it calming.

I'm so glad to hear that! Very sweet.

Couldn't agree more. :)

Thanks so much for sharing that! I love the idea of some soft furnishings and plants!

You are so very welcome!

Your herbs has work wonders in my family. Thanks for the help Dr Oyalo for saving my son from autism spectrum with your herbs. Your herbs is the best

Hey Saxon, I'm so glad that you are open to trying some calming strategies. Here's a song that might help. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7xMr0vsktN4.html

Thank you! Best of luck to you and your son!

Thanks so much, Lisa! There are more music therapists than ever working in the public school setting so hopefully this will continue to grow!

Ryan Judd hi please reply

Thank you, Jonny! I love what you're saying here!

You're so very welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting! 🙏

Your herbs has work wonders in my family. Thanks for the help Dr Oyalo for saving my son from autism spectrum with your herbs. Your herbs is the best

Thank you so much for sharing!!! I'm so glad to hear that music has helped you so much. ❤️

Hey Elizabeth, my heart goes out to you. That bedtime routine sounds so exhausting and I admire you for trying different things to help your daughter. I can't imagine having to do all of this on your own. I do have some sleep music for children that I composed and produced. The album is called "We Dream" and is available on all streaming platforms. I'd be happy to send you a CD or mp3s as a gift if you would like.

Thanks so much for sharing! I'm so glad that you found this helpful .

You are so very welcome, Brittany. And thank you for the lovely comment.

Thank you, George! That means a lot to me.

You’re welcome Kelli!

Thanks so much, Dara. I'm so glad that this moved you. ❤️

Thank you so much for sharing your story, Meg! I'm so happy to hear things are better and I wish you all the best of luck!!!

Ha! Thanks so much!!!

I tend to get sensory overload as well. I don't know how useful my suggestions would be but - I would sit far away from the room, get earplugs, wear sunglasses and cover myself in a coat - I know this is not really discreet and sounds really strange - but a coat can help you feel calm because it covers your body like a blanket, the sunglasses will reduce the light - or wear blue light reducing glasses because blue light stimulates the nervous system and the ciccadian rhythms, also the earplugs will reduce the sound high treble frequencies like chatter and air conditioning noises. You can also wear earphones to listen to music, music always helps me to focus on things even when there is chaos around me. Focusing on your breathe, or making whooshing sounds with your lips while you breathe (this is also not really discreet), sometimes closing the eyes can help, or sitting where there is a corner wall that way there are no distractions beside you. I hope that helps

i always have a song in my head and repeating it over and over conciously enables me to sit totally still 90 % of the time. no movement of extremeties required. that way people think u are extremely calm even though you are close to blowing up, figuratively speaking. the most i do, in case i do get stressed out a lot, is move my fingers along the rythm of the song that im "playing" in my mind. hope that helps. also, a tip against bullying in general is to actually fight back. with that, i mean to give opposition of some sort. dont retreat if u r being attacked, but actually do something. obviously use appropriate measure of force, so if they use words, defend yourself with words etc. but never just let them get away with it without at least telling them to fuck off. doing this right ( i.e. using the right intensity so they dont see u as an easy target) without it backfiring can be quite difficult, so always proceed with caution. good luck

If you had autism I don’t think you would be in any mainstream classes.

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Agent 47 Talk to a teacher or teaching assistant and figure out what the problem is, then drink some water.

You're so very welcome!

Yes!!! From Buenos Aires, Argentina! ♥ I´m singing, Thanks!!! Hugs!!!

It's my honor! And thank you so much for sharing and helping my day start out on a beautiful note! 🙏

I love that story! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

Thanks so much for sharing that Edward!!!

Thank you! I appreciate you sharing that!

Hey Matthew, I'm so glad you found my videos and are enjoying them!

You're so very welcome. Best of luck to you and your son!

Thanks John!!!

Thanks so much for your kind words, Kim!

Thank you!

twitchy hooligan this is not a teacher, it’s a therapist. This is not a job of a teacher

@@lizzy_1079 some teachers do this in a special schools not just therapy

seungri's wifeu so you sped

@@lizzy_1079 what

seungri's wifeu is you know about this shit you must be sped

Jan Smith who hurt you, friend.

ThisIsWhy ..you have no empathy.I feel sorry for you.

ThisIsWhy ..comparing a child to{even my dog} shows you have no soul,no part to play in the human condition.To me you're the outcast.

Thanks Nicole!!!

I’m so happy to hear that this is helpful! 😃

Thank you! Not sure why it's you're recommended but I'm glad that you like it.

Wow, thank you so much for sharing that! I appreciate you watching and commenting!

Thank you for sharing that Katie!

Beatrice Overton I'm sure she's visited him before and he knows her boundaries such as how much touch she can handle and the sounds around her which is why he's softly humming and not banging drums which do help some with autism

@@hanacharyislost5047 I'm sure you're correct - the title just makes it seem like hes saying this would work for all autistic children which holy moly it would not.

Beatrice Overton its just a tips and tricks video. none of these types of videos ever works for everyone but its a suggestion. if you know your brother would not like to be touched, then you know his boundaries and shouldn't push them

Yes, each child is so unique and I’m constantly changing my approach depending on my clients sensitivities and strengths.

@@RyanJuddMusic Honestly, watching this again a month later, the parts where I thought she was uncomfortable were actually just her pausing before joining in with the ba and ma sounds. I didn't hear it before. 😇

Thank you!

Hang in there and know that you're not alone. There are lots of great support communities and groups out there, so I encourage you to seek them out. Best of luck to you!

Exactly! Some good ideas here but forcing eye and physical contact is stressful. Besides, the therapist is too close. Being autistic myself, I would have felt overwhelmed and invaded in my personal space. That is probably why she is stimming and stressed out. And it's probably why she was anxious at the beginning of this session because she knew what was coming.

While each persons therapy is going to uniquely tunned to them. The population ive worked with for the last 14 years are adults with developmental disabilities physical deformities and disabilities and ASD. Id have to say the therapist Is introducing more and more direct eye contact to enable her down the road of life. In no way shape or far can effectively transfornation for this child happen without a puch now and then. Shes in a controlled environment and safe. This calming down or sensory room enable the client and therapist to do therapy when they cannot use a regular room or having a hard time do to exterior stimuli. After working in group homes facilitys and patient care i sympathize where you both are coming from.

@@theundead1600 you're funny. Having experienced this myself, I can say that forcing eye contact and teaching "eye contact or you get punished" (grabbing her) is a good way to traumatized a child and cause long term issues. I was too busy conforming to neurotypical norms like eye contact and small talk and I got so good at acting neurotypical that no one noticed how exhausted and non-functioning I was until I dropped out before high school. I'm still dealing with the consequences. Other people may be able to keep up the act longer. Until college even. Are able to deal with the exhaustion more. But it's a long term detriment to your mental health, causes anxiety disorders, and ruins autistic people's lives. Teaching her to make eye contact is not helping her.