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✅ Social meltdowns stem from exclusion, misunderstanding, and social anxiety.
✅ Differentiating meltdowns from tantrums guides appropriate responses.
✅ Mind blindness impairs perspective-taking and interpreting social cues.
✅ Sensory overload heightens emotional overwhelm in social settings.
✅ Teaching social knowledge through scripts builds peer interaction skills.
✅ Proactive accommodations prevent meltdowns in classrooms and playgrounds.
✅ Device reliance undermines self-regulation and emotional resilience.

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✅ Digital timers reduce anxiety and help manage transitions.
✅ Portable digital schedules support daily routines visually and clearly.
✅ Visual aids like timers improve children's independence and behavior.
✅ Sensory tools and tokens effectively reward and motivate students.
✅ Books and workbooks teach emotional regulation and anger management.
✅ Specific resources support neurodiverse girls in understanding their experiences.
✅ Practical OT-inspired activities address writing difficulties and dysgraphia.

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✅ Autism classified into three levels, though spectrum is broader.
✅ Level 1 mirrors high-functioning autism, formerly called Asperger’s.
✅ ODD involves persistent defiance toward authority figures.
✅ PDA denotes extreme demand avoidance, not an official diagnosis.
✅ ADHD shows inattention, autism lacks social understanding.
✅ Quiet autistic children can struggle unnoticed, causing meltdowns later.
✅ Collaborative empathy essential for accurate interpretation and support.

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✅ Hub provides morning "anchor points" for struggling students.
✅ Five-minute therapuddy session starts each child's day.
✅ Roadmaps offer consistent daily routines reducing anxiety.
✅ Scheduled regulation breaks replace reactive crisis management.
✅ Skill-building "springboards" develop individualized emotional regulation strategies.
✅ Consistent language across all staff creates safety.
✅ Teachers can focus on teaching instead of behavior management.

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✅ Masking hides anxiety, causing exhaustion and autism burnout.
✅ Neurodiverse kids often behave differently at home and school.
✅ Frequent meltdowns occur after sustained masking at school.
✅ Regular breaks are essential for sensory and social recovery.
✅ Coping and masking differ; masking involves hiding autistic traits.
✅ Social skill-building should support authenticity, not conformity.
✅ Emotional regulation strategies help reduce long-term burnout risks.

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✅ Autistic identity is accepting yourself as you truly are.
✅ Behaviour often signals anxiety or distress, not intentional aggression.
✅ Negative narratives around autism significantly harm self-esteem.
✅ Behaviourist models wrongly focus on modifying autistic individuals.
✅ Effective support adapts environments rather than forcing individual changes.
✅ Autistic people experience burnout from societal pressure to mask.
✅ Language matters: Autism is an identity, not a removable label.

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✅ PDA students respond best to trust and authentic connections.
✅ Anxiety drives PDA behaviors, not deliberate opposition or defiance.
✅ Teachers' emotional states significantly impact PDA student reactions.
✅ Offering controlled choices reduces anxiety for PDA students.
✅ Special interests should engage, not be forced into learning.
✅ Traditional autism strategies may fail for PDA students.
✅ PDA approaches benefit all children through respectful relationship building.

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✅ Engagement crucial for neurodiverse students across all settings.
✅ Fear of failure significantly impacts student participation and independence.
✅ Clear directions and routines improve task initiation and completion.
✅ Positive reinforcement increases student engagement and reduces anxiety.
✅ Breaking tasks into smaller steps enhances learning success.
✅ Allow processing time to encourage independent problem-solving skills.
✅ Use special interests as motivation to improve student engagement.

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