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Insistence on sameness

A strong preference for predictable routines, familiar sequences, or fixed rules, often causing distress when plans change.

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Helping a child who needs everything to go exactly as planned

Helping a child who needs everything to go exactly as planned

Understanding the need for exactness A child who needs everything to go exactly as planned may be communicating, “I do not feel safe with uncertainty.” The trigger might be a delayed meal, a substitute teacher, a different route to school, a canceled playdate, or a parent saying the schedule has changed. The reaction can seem […]