The Butterfly Room

12/11/2025

I thought I would take a moment to explain a bit about what we do here at the Butterfly Room.
The Butterfly room specialises in supporting children with ASD/ ADHD and their co morbid mental health. We support children suffering with anxiety, panic disorders, OCD, challenging behaviour, emotion regulation difficulties, TICS and psychosis. We provide a safe, calm, understanding environment for children and families offering flexibility (and fun!) for children whilst helping them overcome their challenges and fulfil their potential.

The Butterfly Room is proud to be able to deliver a range of therapeutic interventions, provided by a range of therapists including; Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Art Therapy, Play Therapy, Counselling and Psychotherapy. We work with children from as young as 4 years old and support children, young people and adults. We work closely with many other agencies and services within Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire along with a large amount of both primary and secondary schools.

As well as Therapy we also complete ASD screenings below is some information on our screenings.

The ASD screening assessment is a one hour appointment where you and your child will meet with one of our trained assessors and your child’s social communication, social affect, theory of mind and play will be observed along with obtaining relevant information from the care giver to determine if your child is presenting with any behaviours that are indicative of ASD.
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Please note that this is not a full or formal ASD Diagnosis, and the Screening Assessment does not use standardised diagnostic tools as it is a semi structured observation appointment to highlight strengths and differences.
​Following the screening assessment you will receive a detailed report outlining observations and concerns for you to share with your GP, School and any other services that you may wish too
Feel free to ask us anything either by pm or by commenting on our post.

12/11/2025

Diversity Kids 💗

03/11/2025

Bonfire night tips for you

10/10/2025

Today is World Mental Health Day 💚 as I mentioned earlier.
I want to remind you that your life matters — not just today, but every single day. Even when the world feels heavy or the light seems far away, please hold on. You’ve made it through so much already, and that strength will carry you forward. You are not alone in your struggles. You are valued, you are needed, and you are loved — even when your mind tries to tell you otherwise

10/10/2025

10/10/2025

"Your mental health is a priority. Your happiness is essential", "Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step", and "You are not broken, you are simply human. Embrace your humanness with all its complexities and imperfections.
Today especially we think about the families whom we support.

09/10/2025

09/10/2025

As we near World Mental Health Day, let's create more safe spaces for open and honest conversations about our feelings, which makes them less overwhelming

15/09/2025

When your child is in the middle of an anxious moment, they may feel frightened, agitated or worried about having a panic attack. Here are six ways you can suppprt them regulate and feel safe.

1/ Breathe slowly and deeply together. You can count slowly to five as you breathe in, and then five as you breathe out. If this is too much, try starting with shorter counts. If it works for them, gradually encourage your child to breathe out for one or two counts longer than they breathe in, as this can help their body relax.

2/ Sit with them and offer calm physical reassurance. Feeling you nearby, or holding your hand or having a cuddle if it’s possible, can be soothing.

3/ Try using all five senses together. Connecting with what they can see, touch, hear, smell and taste can bring them closer to the present moment and reduce the intensity of their anxiety. You might think together about five things they can see, four things they can touch, three things they can hear, two things they can smell and one thing they can taste.

4/ Reassure them that the anxiety will pass and that they will be okay. It can be helpful to describe it as a wave that they can ride or surf until it peaks, breaks and gets smaller.

5/ Ask them to think of a safe and relaxing place or person in their mind. If you haven’t tried this before, agree with them when they’re feeling calm what this place or person is. It could be their bedroom, a grandparent’s house, a favourite place in nature or somewhere they’ve been on holiday. Sometimes holding a memento of a relaxing place, like a seashell or pebble, can help.

6/ Encourage them to do something that helps them to feel calmer. This could be running, walking, listening to music, painting, drawing or colouring-in, writing in a journal, watching a favourite film or reading a favourite book often moving the body can help.

02/09/2025

02/09/2025

Some helpful tips here

23/07/2025

Some ideas on ways to help your child regulate

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