| Have you thought about exploding or have done it with | | | | caused in another person. Nobody can remove the |
| your child who has autism because of his or her | | | | areas of stress, to make you calm down and cheer |
| behavior? I have. I found it difficult to calm down and to | | | | up with your child. Therefore, it is imperative for you to |
| cheer up. I felt like a person out of control, until I realized | | | | try to identify what is the particular stress that affects |
| I do not have to display that kind of action. I learned | | | | you and learn how to respond to it correctly and |
| how to calm down and cheer up. You can do the | | | | manage it. By taking this step, you will learn to calm |
| same. | | | | down and cheer up. |
| With my experience of viewing, being with children | | | | When stress is not managed or acknowledged |
| who have autism, their family members feel an | | | | properly, it can mount up and bring you to an explosive |
| explosion of stress that keeps them from calming | | | | breaking point. For you to calm down and cheer up, |
| down or finding a way to cheer up because they let | | | | you must concentrate on reducing the stress that has |
| the little things take control them. | | | | an effect on you, that may be caused from the autism |
| You and I were designed and created to bring forth a | | | | spectrum disorder in your child. You are not always |
| certain amount of mental, physical and emotional | | | | able to control your circumstances, but you can adapt |
| stress and strain day after day. There are days when | | | | by having a positive attitude and not allow them to |
| your child with the disorder of autism spectrum, will | | | | pressure you. |
| bring you problems that arise when you allow yourself | | | | To calm down and cheer up, you need to have a |
| to come under more of a load than you are capable | | | | healthy change of attitude. Having a healthy attitude |
| of handling. | | | | and approach can completely turn a situation around. |
| Your child can get you off guard from managing your | | | | Instead of stressing out, exploding, being tense, take a |
| time and being selective of your priorities. If you are not | | | | deep breath, calm down and get some new |
| being careful as to how you manage your time, | | | | perspective on the situation and then cheer up. |
| energy, strength and health, you will not be able to | | | | One thing I have been aware of is, when you |
| calm down or have the ability to cheer up. | | | | approach a circumstance when you are already |
| Even though you are either parent(s), caregiver(s), with | | | | stressed out, you are setting yourself up for more |
| an autistic child, for you to cheer up and calm down, | | | | misery before you begin. It is wise to refuse to allow |
| you need to know your limits and how much you can | | | | your circumstances to dictate how you are going to |
| handle. | | | | feel. Remember, you may not be able to control the |
| Instead of pushing yourself into overload to please | | | | situation, but you can control how you respond to it. |
| others or to satisfy your own goals, you need to be | | | | You will calm down and cheer up if you take a |
| selective with your priorities. It may be challenging to | | | | positive, healthy approach to new and challenging |
| calm down and cheer up because you have an | | | | issues. |
| autistic child, but it can be done. | | | | When you learn to calm down and cheer up, you will |
| If you do not have knowledge about stress, learn that | | | | be able to enjoy your child, yourself, family members, |
| stress can be big or little, that causes you to become | | | | and be a happier person, because you have learned to |
| out of control. In addition, what causes your stress with | | | | take a new, healthy and positive approach to your |
| your child, may not be the same stress that will be | | | | circumstances by not getting out of control. |