Beyond Mental Health Awareness Month

The Ask Jason's Mom series, advances The Answer Inc's mission to de-stigmatizing society's opinion of people living with special needs... by answering questions, providing resources, and dispelling myths about Autism & Other Developmental Differences.

As we close out Mental Health Awareness Month, in this episode of Ask Jason’s Mom, we will be sharing 14 tips for families with special needs.

These tips were found on FriendshipCircle.Org and include the following tips on:

1. Acknowledging and labeling feelings

2. Expressing emotions 

3. Developing skills 

4. Channeling energy 

5. Not discouraging self talk

6. Teaching coping strategies

7. Using break cards

8. Finding what works for you?

9. Developing social stories

10. Encouraging friendships

11. Starting a worry box

12. Redirecting aggression

13. Finding the message

14. Encouraging meaningful choices

You can find the full article here… and as always, if you have a question or tip, leave it in the comments section, and you just might be featured on the next episode of Ask Jason’s Mom.