TY - SER TI - How to help an autistic child regulate their emotions T2 - Your Autism Magazine PY - 2021/// KW - National Autistic Society, UK KW - AUTISM KW - CHILDREN KW - EMOTION REGULATION KW - COPING BEHAVIOUR KW - FRIENDSHIPS KW - INTERVIEWS KW - AUTOBIOGRAPHY N2 - Notes that emotional regulation is about the ability to evaluate and modify one's behaviour in situations that might provoke emotions such as stress and anxiety. For some autistic people, understanding and moderating how they feel can be very difficult. Provides some guidelines for helping to self regulate, including recognizing the first signs of distress, things to avoid in moments of distress and important things to do in moments of distress ER -