Calming

Calming is defined as the effect of soothing and tranquilising.

For those with special needs in which their brains struggle to filter external input or to regulate internal emotions, calming themselves can often feel like a seemingly impossible challenge. When a person finds it difficult to come out of a state of agitation to return to one of calm, this can be very debilitating. It can also cause heightened anxiety in those around them. People affected by these difficulties, whether linked to their Autism, Dementia, or Sensory Processing Disorder for example, may need some sort of compelling distraction from their overwhelming thoughts in order to be able to relax.