05/09/2024
Window of Tolerance 🤙🏻
‘Window of Tolerance” is a term originally coined by Dr. Dan Siegel commonly used to understand and describe normal brain/body reactions, especially following adversity.
When we are within our Window of Tolerance we are essentially in the optimal zone, our nervous systems (Sympathetic and Parasympathetic) are in a state of balance, which allows for adaptive responses to stress and a capacity for emotional regulation to balance this stress. In other words, we are calm but alert enough to be engaged in what we are doing without it being excessive, and we have ‘headroom’ to manage (and recover from) any challenges that may arise. Thus, when we are within our Window of Tolerance, we can engage in flexible thinking, effective communication and actions, and we are able to cope with daily stressors, build healthy relationships, and regulate our emotions constructively as required.
Children who have experienced trauma or are living with Neurodivergence may have a narrow window of tolerance. It is our job as OTs to upskill and educate both our clients and their families on how we can broaden this to enable increased participation in the things they want and need to do in their day.
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