Clare Crowe

So I'm going for a walk or I'm taking a breath.

So again, with your sister in that instance, I would say, gosh, what do you do to help yourself in those moments?

Your child is watching the whole way through.

So then you're helping your sister to have a moment where actually she feels regulated and calm.

And that's greater support for

than telling her your child needs an assessment because she may already know that or she may not be ready to know it.

But it's not your place to do that just yet.

And you can tier your levels of intervention.

When you think about the play therapy, art therapy, those types of intervention, you're less likely to get stimming.

a label in those areas.

When you move up to psychiatry, they're looking for, you know, the diagnostic manual to explain your symptoms.

They're also going to formulate as well, like a psychologist.

So I guess if you feel I'm afraid to do something because of a label, maybe go in at a different level and work on that story.

Your play therapist or art therapist will tell you

if they feel there's more to this, I need you to link with a clinical psychologist now.

So it's okay to start maybe at a level that you're comfortable with.