Emotional Regulation Program

Occupational Therapy

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What is Emotional Regulation?

Emotional regulation is a crucial skill for understanding, managing, and expressing emotions. Neurodivergent children can display differences in their social, sensory, communication, executive functioning, and emotional regulation abilities. They may often have difficulty with self-regulation skills such as interpreting sensory information, managing emotions, body awareness, focusing attention, and controlling impulses.

Emotional dysregulation can look like:

Difficulty managing strong emotions like anger, frustration or anxiety.
Frequent meltdowns or emotional outbursts.
Struggling with transitions or unexpected changes.
Difficulty expressing feelings and needs effectively.
Difficulty recognising or labelling emotions.
Showing a heightened response to sensory input such as sounds, textures or smells.
Being unaware of pain, fatigue, temperature hunger, thirst or fullness cues.

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The Program

Our Emotional Regulation Program focuses on understanding our bodies and regulating our emotions. Our OTs help children improve their self-regulation skills by identifying body sensations, sensory preferences, dislikes, and triggers. Understanding, identifying, and expressing feelings and teaching children various coping strategies can help them develop resilience and improve their overall well-being.

Participating in the emotional regulation program can help your child gain a better understanding of their bodies and emotions, improve their ability to manage stress and anxiety, and develop important self-regulation skills. They will take part in fun and engaging activities that will help them gain confidence in recognising and responding to their emotions.