Stress/Arousal How are You Feeling? Underwhelmed / Right” Overwhelmed, Overstimulated “Just Understimulated Not enough stimulation Just enough stimulation Too much stimulation May be bored, lethargic Angry, scared, or shut down (“fight, flight or freeze”) Demands/expectations Demands/expectations Demands/expectations much much less than person’s match person’s ability to greater than person’s ability to ability to cope cope cope Solution Solution Solution stimulation Continue the same stimulation/expectations   Soothing or modulating thing Soothing or modulating strategies Modulating strategies strategies
Stress/Arousal How are You Feeling? Underwhelmed / Understimulated “Just Right” Overwhelmed, Overstimulated Not enough stimulation May be bored, lethargic Demands/expectations much less than person’s ability to cope Just enough stimulation Demands/expectations match person’s ability to cope Too much stimulation Angry, scared, or shut down (“fight, flight or freeze”) Demands/expectations much greater than person’s ability to cope Solution  stimulation Soothing or modulating strategies Solution Continue the same thing Modulating strategies Solution  stimulation/expectations Soothing or modulating strategies
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