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What To Do When Your Child Is Overstimulated, According To Experts
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by on November 15, 2024November 15, 2024

What To Do When Your Child Is Overstimulated, According To Experts

AJ_Watt/E+/Getty Images If using the public restroom with your kid always causes a full-blown meltdown — thanks, extra loud hand dryers and violently flushing toilets — then you’re probably familiar with overstimulation. That tearful, shut-down, get-me-out-of-here state can look a little different for every child, but regardless of how it presents, you should know what...

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Urgent Care Is A Whole Different Experience For A Kid On The Spectrum
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by on October 25, 2024October 25, 2024

Urgent Care Is A Whole Different Experience For A Kid On The Spectrum

Maskot/Maskot/Getty Images My daughter, Indy, had a hard fall at the playground over the weekend. I could tell her shoulder was in pain and couldn’t wait for a regular pediatrician appointment on Monday. And that meant we had to turn to a solution that filled me with dread: urgent care. That’s because Indy is autistic,...

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