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You love your child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for their many gifts and talents.
Sometimes, however, you might feel frustrated, sad, alone, or defeated when it comes to parenting your child with ASD. You might even feel as if you have tried EVERYTHING, but nothing seems to work!
You are not alone.
If this describes your family, or someone you love, I am here to help and created The CALM Compass with them in mind.
My goal for The CALM Compass is to put positive and proactive parenting strategies in the hands of people who need it the most – parents and caregivers of people with ASD.
Your ASD Parenting Journey
The CALM Compass is a practical parenting tool that has four directions for you to choose (CONNECT, ARTICULATE, LIFT and MOVE). Each of these directions points you towards specific skills and strategies you will use in everyday situations. For instance, how to respond to a meltdown; how to prepare and plan for problems; or how to help mediate challenging transitions.
CONNECT
- Relate more to your ASD child.
- Respond effectively to challenging situations.
- Regulate your child’s behavior by simply understanding what action steps to take and which tools to use for each situation.
ARTICULATE
- Reflect how your child comes across to you and others with kindness and compassion.
- Reframe your language and communications to help your child get unstuck and change their perspective.
- Review with your child the progress they’ve made and the goals they continue to pursue.
LIFT
- Redirect your child to other topics, activities and tasks when they’re feeling stuck.
- Reassure your child to help them feel confident and overcome barriers to their challenges.
- Reinforce ways they are coping and adapting in positive ways, especially in challenging situations.
MOVE
- Rehearse coping skills or social skills to help build resilience and prevent a negative response or action by your child.
- Repair/Redo when your child makes a mistake to help minimize the negative feelings of failure.
- Recreate with your child to promote leisure, sports and exercise as a way for health social interactions.
I’ve distilled 30 years of experience working with people with ASD and their parents to create these parenting strategies and easy-to-use tools in a convenient online learning program.
CONNECT
CONNECT is composed of 3 sections: Relate, Respond & Regulate. Each is designed to help you, as parents and caregivers, on your ASD Parenting Journey.
We want so desperately to help children with ASD through challenging situations. Parenting children with neurodiversity calls for strategies that work well and help you respond effectively in times of stress.
The lessons in the direction of CONNECT will show you an inside look at the approach I use with parents I work with.
The more you understand your child with ASD, the better you’ll be able to help support and strengthen their coping skills for better
ARTICULATE
Help your child learn to move from a challenging situation to a positive experience.
ARTICULATE is composed of three sections: Reflect, Reframe and Review.
Communicating clearly and effectively is essential in any parent-child relationship, and with your child with ASD, it can prove especially challenging.
It’s important for your child to see situations differently and from someone else’s point of view. But, how do you help them get there?
As a parent, it can be easy to react instead of truly respond. We also want to avoid words that are negative or pejorative when clarifying your child’s challenges or frustrations.
You’ve tried this.
It may have worked in the short run to diffuse a situation, but if you are reading this, I know that you are here because you are craving a better approach. A clearer approach that will set your child up for success beyond adolescence.
I know that you work at this each and every day to give your child the best opportunities in their life.
It takes a village.
I created The CALM Compass online parenting program to support you.
LIFT
Help support, encourage and motivate your child.
LIFT contains three strategies for your ASD Parenting Journey: Redirect, Reassure and Reframe.
- Redirect is useful to help your child go from negative thoughts, feelings and behaviors towards an activity that may be better suited for them to get unstuck. It helps prevent a power struggle.
- Reassure helps your child overcome challenges through inspiration. Remind them of their many talents when they need it the most.
- Reinforce helps to encourage positive coping strategies, communication skills and social skills.
Wouldn't it be nice to...
- Respond effectively when your child is having a meltdown
- Prepare for problems
- Mediate challenging transitions without conflict
- Avoid conflict and power struggles
- Help your child learn and grow
- Regulate your child’s (and your own) emotions in times of stress and challenging situations
- Clarify your words and communicate in positive ways
- Help your child understand themselves better
- Use verbal and non-verbal ways to Reframe
- Change yours and your child’s perspectives to overcome challenges
- Strengthen your child’s social and emotional skills
The more you learn how to communicate clearly with your child with ASD,
the better you’ll be able to help them succeed.
The CALM Compass
Parenting is challenging. These courses are designed to help.
CONNECT
$147
- 29 lessons with helpful videos, downloadable exercises, parenting tips and strategies
- Unlimited access for 1 year
- Built-in discussion feature to ask Mitch questions
ARTICULATE
$147
- 29 lessons with helpful videos, downloadable exercises, parenting tips and strategies
- Unlimited access for 1 year
- Built-in discussion feature to ask Mitch questions
LIFT
$147
- 29 lessons with helpful videos, downloadable exercises, parenting tips and strategies
- Unlimited access for 1 year
- Built-in discussion feature to ask Mitch questions
MOVE
$147
- 29 lessons with helpful videos, downloadable exercises, parenting tips and strategies
- Unlimited access for 1 year
- Built-in discussion feature to ask Mitch questions
CONNECT
$147
- 29 lessons with helpful videos, downloadable exercises, parenting tips and strategies
- Unlimited access for 1 year
- Built-in discussion feature to ask Mitch questions
ARTICULATE
$147
- 29 lessons with helpful videos, downloadable exercises, parenting tips and strategies
- Unlimited access for 1 year
- Built-in discussion feature to ask Mitch questions
LIFT
$147
- 29 lessons with helpful videos, downloadable exercises, parenting tips and strategies
- Unlimited access for 1 year
- Built-in discussion feature to ask Mitch questions
MOVE
$147
- 29 lessons with helpful videos, downloadable exercises, parenting tips and strategies
- Unlimited access for 1 year
- Built-in discussion feature to ask Mitch questions
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Mitch Leppicello holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from Fordham University in New York and has nearly 30 years of experience providing mental health services for children, adolescents, and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). He helps parents and caregivers navigate the countless challenges associated with parenting individuals of all ages with ASD.