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Interested in learning sign language and incorporating it into your therapy sessions? Check out this post from Speech Peeps:![]()
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Think Sign Language is Too Difficult to Learn? - Speech Peeps
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Think again. Side Story-This year we made the tough decision to homeschool our oldest. My husband and I love our public school district and they had a great re-opening plan but in the end, it came dow...
Your student is having a huge fit. But how do you know if it's a meltdown or a tantrum?![]()
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It's important to figure out because you might handle each a little differently. Let's look at the differences:![]()
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Tantrums - have a purpose. The fit is because the child wants something or a certain outcome. Maybe you took their tablet away or they're reaching for a sucker. Tantrums will stop when you give them what they want.![]()
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Sensory meltdowns - more like a fight or flight response in the brain because of something on the outside they are reacting to. If you can't figure out why they're having a fit, they can't tell you, or you suspect it's something environmental, it's probably sensory driven. ![]()
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Is it hard for you to figure out if your student is having a tantrum or sensory meltdown? What do you do to help? 💛🐝
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