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Spoon Theory: helping our children understand, spend and replenish their energy (opens the original)
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Does your child ever hit a state of deep exhaustion? Or do they become anxious when they’re about to go somewhere that will drain their energy? Or do they find it hard to know how to best replenish energy at the end of a big day?Spoon Theory can help our children understand their energy, recognise what drains and replenishes them, and make choices about where to spend it. They can learn to notice when they’re approaching deep exhaustion and when they need to rest, ask for support or change their
Paid bonus: social narratives are more than they seem (opens the original)
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This is a bonus article for paid subscribers. Please become a paid subscriber to read this and to receive access to the complete archive :)Subscribe nowDear paid subscribers,Thank you so much for your partnership with me in my work for Christians who are neurodivergent and their families and churches. Your support makes a real difference in freeing up time for me to work in this space.Kate<div
A social narrative for your church: Free template & guide (opens the original)
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Dear readers,Today I’m sharing something a bit different from the usual Substack article: a new resource to help churches create their own social narrative!In this resource, we use the term “social narrative” broadly to describe a visual guide that provides information about a particular environment, routine, event, or experience.Social narratives can be helpful for neurodivergent people and people who benefit from additional support with understanding, communication, or navigating their environ
July paid bonus: Barriers at church (opens the original)
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This is a bonus article for paid subscribers. Please become a paid subscriber to read this and to receive access to the complete archive :)Subscribe nowDear friends,Thank you so much for upgrading to paid membership. Your support and partnership in this ministry are such a gift, and I thank God for each one of you.You now have access to the full archive, with over 60 articles including the paid
Masking or camouflaging: The hidden cost of hiding (opens the original)
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Caleb* wipes the last of the morning tears from his cheeks, his red, swollen eyes the only sign of the morning's hours of distress. Mask on, he walks to class. The mask shows a boy ready to smile; he's smart, cooperative, and kind. The mask is him, but there's so much more that's unseen: his heart races and stomach churns from the morning's anxiety about school, his ears buzz from the school bell, he dreads the impending group time in class, he wants to tell everyone about his favourite train, h
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