Overload Comfort [M4A] [Comfort] [Reassurance] [Autism] [Breathing Techniques] [Relaxing] [Loving]

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Hey, are you okay? It's alright, just breathe for me, nice, big, deep breaths, slowly. There we go, just like that, it's okay, here's your squeezing stress ball, squeeze that for me please, it's okay, I'm right here for you, and if you want a little space alone, then I'll go into the other room for you, would you like me to do that?

It's okay, I'll stay right here with you, let me just grab you a drink, it's important to stay hydrated, can you tell me what happened, what made you feel this way? It's okay to feel the way you do, I'm right here for you, it's okay. Take a deep breath for me, do you want to do a self-regulating exercise with me? Let's both take deep breaths and count down, okay, 10, 9, 8, now, let's take a deep breath again, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, now, take a deep breath, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, now, take a deep breath again, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, perfect, you did so well, now, do you want to sit in your favorite chair and I'll bring you your journal so you can write down, it's important to write your feelings down, alright, close your eyes for me and listen to the sound of nothing but my voice, you are safe here, I'm right here with you, now, open them, try to write down how you're feeling, remember, nothing is silly, you are valid in your feelings and I want you to feel safe and relaxed with me, mm-hmm, it's okay, tell me something you enjoy doing, yeah, well, we can have an hour a day doing your favorite thing, would you like that, yes, we could even go for a nice walk near that river, I know that watching the water relaxes you and we can feed the ducks, just know that even though your autism may have you feeling things that you cannot explain and find it very hard to process them, it's okay and it doesn't change how much I care about you, I understand you, I'm right here and I'm going nowhere, you're my shiny star and you really do brighten up my life, I just want you to be happy and smiling because you deserve to, you're my amazing, sweet, kind and awesome person, why don't we go prepare some lunch together, yeah, you can be the head chef, we could even make some brownies, what do you say, you're cute and special to me so I might let you lick the spoon before I do, I'm glad I could help, you know where I am and if you ever need someone to talk to or even if you just need a sounding board, I'm here to listen, have you finished writing, yeah, may I read it, I'm so sorry you're feeling this way but now we know that that upsets you, we can try and figure a way we can cope with this, just know that you are valid with every emotion you feel and that I will never dismiss them, I understand and nothing is ever going to change how much I care about you, I care about you and I want to be there for you always, right, let's go cook up a storm, head chef, we'll see what we can make, come on sweetheart.