1: Diagnosis or Personality?

In this episode, I go through the ins and outs of Sensory Processing Sensitivity Temperament (also known as the Highly Sensitive Personality Trait). Tune in to learn about the difference between a disorder and personality trait and hear the four components that determine how to understand your child's Highly Sensitive personality (D.O.E.S.). Having a Highly Sensitive personality is different than the diagnosis of Sensory Processing Disorder.Sensory Processing Disorder information: STAR Institute: https://www.spdstar.org/basic/about-spd More about the Sensory Processing Sensitivity Trait: https://youtu.be/qUo96Md9VIE If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5steps If your teen is struggling to engage with your family, shutting down and struggling with a perfectionism spiral, watch our free training here:https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5steps_teen If you want to learn more about the results we help our clients achieve, visit this page:https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/results    To keep up on the latest content, join our Facebook Group: Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like a Ninja  Be sure to check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/megghanthompsoncoaching 

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You are a parent of a Highly Sensitive Child and are ready to gain skills that will help you feel capable and confident disciplining your child or teen while helping them feel understood in a world that says they are "too much". Each week, Megghan Thompson, an experienced mental health therapist and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S), dives into the topic of parenting highly sensitive children and teens. If you're ready to stop drowning in your child's explosive and out of control emotions and eliminate daily meltdowns, this show is for you.