As a parent, it can be painful to watch your child have a meltdown. Once they are in the thick of it, there is nothing you can do; you know your child is suffering and you may feel powerless in that moment to stop it.  However, you are not powerless to help them develop awareness of the impending doom, the triggers that send them into overdrive, or the ways in which they recover from that meltdown.

My wife would tell you I have a high pain tolerance, and very little tolerance for pain. I’d rather be at a pain level of 10 for 10 minutes than at a 2 for 2 hours.  This is not uncommon for those of us with ADHD.