SLP 346: Why Telling a Child to Calm Down Never Works: The Case for Teaching Emotional Regulation

Sue Larkey Podcast - Autism (ASD), ADHD, ODD and PDA education · Jun 1, 2026 · 35m

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✅ Emotional Regulation: Teach children to recognize and manage their emotions daily.

✅ Device Dependency: Screens prevent kids from learning to regulate emotions naturally.

✅ Developmental Gap: Kids with autism/ADHD are three years behind developmentally.

✅ Replace Behavior: Behavior serves a purpose; you can only replace it.

✅ Meltdown Stages: Understand buildup, survival, and meltdown/shutdown phases to intervene.

✅ Executive Function: Emotional control is a muscle…