Window of Tolerance – help your child stay regulated
Neurodivergent children, because of their neurology and sometimes the past trauma they’ve experienced, usually have a much narrower Window of Tolerance.
Neurodivergent children, because of their neurology and sometimes the past trauma they’ve experienced, usually have a much narrower Window of Tolerance.
We’ve reviewed research on the therapies and interventions that have been used to improve emotion regulation and overlaid a lived experience lens.
Emotional reactivity and ADHD symptoms have been shown to get stronger with age. In fact, the percentage of individuals with ADHD who experience emotion dysregulation, increases from around 25–45% in childhood to 30–70% in young adulthood.
In general, children with ADHD experience greater emotional distress, intensity, and frequent negative emotion reactivity than children without ADHD.