Over-excitabilities
Effectively Managing Family Interactions when Family Members Have Different Overexcitabilities.
This post explains overexcitabilities (OEs), their five types, and offers ten research-based recommendations for families—advocacy, calmers, celebrating success, documenting optimistic options, one-on-one time, medication/counseling, routines, signs, tag-team parenting, and self-care to better manage family dynamics. Each recommendation includes practical strategies and research citations to support implementation at home.
Debbie Michels, MS ED, MA and Teresa Rowlison, Ph.D.
September 14, 2011