Ask Me Anything (June 15, 2025) with Akshat, Anand, Nevaiy and Nishant

Описание: 0:00 - Welcome
1:09 - Akshat Rassay
2:07 - How do we feel when we are dysregulated,overwhelmed or anxious about a situation or a person? Also, what makes us/you calm immediately? How are you able to calm yourself in such situations?
4:10 - Are there any techniques you use to regulate yourself?
5:12 - As a parent of a non speaking teen, I would like to know what helps to improve the interoception to reduce prompt dependency for tasks like daily routine and leisure play, and improve self-initiation, regulation, and sustained motivation to complete the chosen/intended task without a prompt.I would like to the strategies that helps/ has helped you?
6:16 - How to stay regulated in crowded places?
6:47 - Did you feel regulated when there was noise, flickering lights, or smells around you? Did you avoid them? How did you manage them?
7:27 - How to help a non-speaking kid to learn AAC or communication skills if he dislikes when being taught?
8:12 - How do I make my son understand that excessive food demand and having it may make him sick? How to help him stop asking for more food?
9:11 - My child swings between uncontrolled hysterical laughter and rage involving biting her own hands. I
suspect it is due to emotional dysregulation. What strategies would you suggest?
9:50 - How was your experience of answering questions on regulation?
15:10 - Anand Shiva
15:44 - Sometimes my daughter focuses on something of her interest for hours. Then she is so exhausted that it ends up in laughter that takes a while to settle. Is that something you have as well and how do you deal with it?
17:47 - Whenever my kid sees any younger kids he pushes them. How to guide him to regulate his sensory need in a proper way?
19:17 - How to train kids to control sad or angry emotions. Instead of crying or fighting, how to make them explain to caretakers or parents through their communication mode? Also what steps to be taken for caretakers, parents to make kids calm so that parents can daily train kids with techniques.
21:12 - I've recently learned that behaviours like giggling or laughing can sometimes be signs of anxiety. I then used AAC to check in with my child during a giggling episode, and he communicated that he was feeling anxious. Is it common for neurotypical individuals to misinterpret such signs of dysregulation? Have you experienced misunderstandings? Do regular wellness check-ins using AAC help in addressing such situations?
22:57 - I have read that for some autistic individuals, their internal regulation state maybe different from the emotion they seem to externally convey through their faces/bodies - is this true for you? If so, how can parents or caregivers, best understand and support our loved ones with regulation.
25:46 - How can parents help their kids regulate when they struggle with impulse control? If you received
support with this from an adult, please share your experience.
26:49 - How was your experience of answering questions from parents on regulation?
31:04 - Nevaiy Albuquerque
31:52 - How do we understand emotional regulation?
32:25 - My 9 year old is a multi modal communicator and is highly intelligent. He feels frustrated now when he sees other kids his age can so easily just speak their complex thoughts out with mouth words but he has to put so much efforts. It causes lot of frustration and him being dysregulated. What would you advise him to come to terms with this reality and helping them stay regulated and using alternative methods?
33:53 - My children have severe intolerance to many foods. As they are foodies and need a sense of belongingness to community we need to give them intolerant food sometimes. How can I plan the day to take care of the meltdowns of 2 boys on spectrum?
34:28 - What helps with dealing with anxiety? How did you regulate yourself?
35:20 - How was your experience answering questions from parents on regulation?
37:21 - Nishant Sriram
38:56 - When there is no time to spend with my son, he keeps talking to himself/ repeating TV dialogues continuously. Is this self regulation or self play?
40:24 - Do you recall your early years before you discovered AAC?
41:35 - How would you seek help when not regulated?
42:11 - What helps regulation in the mornings and late evenings?
43:49 - Any strategies for traditional events to go smoother for our children?
46:57 - How long can a child maintain masking?Does it always lead to a meltdown afterward? Can children mask indefinitely. Is it possible to help them become regulated?
48:32 - My son struggles to sleep every night, often going to sleep at 1AM. He is very tired yet can’t sleep.I struggle to help him regulate himself at night. Would really appreciate some advice on how I can help him self regulate.
50:12- A 15 year old boy knows hitting is wrong and yet when anxious hits his mother several times. Then he regrets it. How to help him control this aggressive behaviour?
52:10- How was your experience answering questions from parents on regulation?