Pediatric resources

Preparing for Difficult Conversations

August 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Help teens prepare for challenging conversations with teachers, parents, coaches, employers, friends, and other important people in their lives. This handout and activity guide teens through a structured planning process that supports self-advocacy, perspective-taking, and clear communication before discussing a difficult topic.
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Friendship Check-In: Listening to Yourself and Noticing Patterns

August 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Help middle school and teen clients reflect on their friendships through a neurodiversity-affirming lens that emphasizes self-awareness, patterns, and relationship balance rather than rigid social rules. This resource guides discussions about how relationships feel, how effort is shared over time, and how to recognize personal needs and boundaries in friendships.
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Workplace Success: Identifying Strengths, Supports, and Accommodations

August 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Help teens preparing for work identify their strengths, recognize potential workplace challenges, and explore accommodations that support success on the job. This resource guides self-advocacy conversations by helping teens connect their strengths, support needs, and workplace goals, while practicing how to discuss accommodations with supervisors in a strengths-based, professional manner.
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Preserving Choice, Dignity, and Connection

August 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This resource supports choice, dignity, and meaningful participation for children with tracheostomies and ventilators by highlighting concrete ways to preserve communication, connection, play, identity, and autonomy during medical care. Designed to be shared with families, caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members, it serves as a practical reminder to see the child beyond their medical equipment and incorporate their preferences into everyday interactions.
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My Swallow Study

August 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Prepare children and families for a modified barium swallow study with this visual social story. Using simple language and step-by-step illustrations, this handout helps reduce uncertainty, support participation, and introduce what to expect before, during, and after the assessment.
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Big Feelings in My Body

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Use this resource to help school-age children explore how shame and anxiety can show up in the body through sensory awareness, emotional language, and self-reflection. Use the visuals and discussion prompts to support interoception, emotional regulation, self-advocacy, and conversations about strategies that help children feel safer and more supported.
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The Power of Language Modeling

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Help parents understand how children often learn communication best through repeated, low-pressure exposure to language rather than constant prompting or correction. This handout gives therapists a warm, practical tool for coaching families on how to model language naturally during everyday interactions while supporting spontaneous communication development.
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Phones, Algorithms, and Young Brains

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Use this handout to support conversations with parents about how different digital environments may interact with developing systems for attention, emotional regulation, flexible thinking, and social learning. Rather than focusing only on “screen time,” this resource helps families think more critically and compassionately about the quality, pacing, and emotional impact of online experiences during early childhood.
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Autistic Allies: Simple Ways Adults Can Support Autistic Kids

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Use this handout to support conversations with parents, caregivers, teachers, and community members about practical ways to create safer, more respectful, and more supportive environments for autistic kids. This resource provides concrete neurodiversity-affirming strategies that encourage connection autonomy, communication access, and reduced pressure across home school and community settings.
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Hanging Out With Me

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Help children and families create a practical, strengths-based guide that explains a child’s communication style, sensory preferences, routines, and support needs in everyday language. This resource can support collaborative conversations with babysitters, relatives, teachers, coaches, and other adults while reducing reliance on diagnostic jargon or behavior-focused descriptions.
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