Ep. 8 | Help Your Child Break the Perseveration Loop

2025-01-27

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SUMMARY -In this episode, Eileen will break down the common and often exhausting behavioral symptom called perseveration. She takes the listeners through what perseveration looks like behaviorally, so parents can identify it in their child or teen; how it is connected to the brain; and how parents can help their child when they get stuck in perseveration loops.TAKEAWAYSThe definition of perseverationThe difference between perseveration and OCDHow to see this behavioral symptom through a Brain First...

SUMMARY -

In this episode, Eileen will break down the common and often exhausting behavioral symptom called perseveration. She takes the listeners through what perseveration looks like behaviorally, so parents can identify it in their child or teen; how it is connected to the brain; and how parents can help their child when they get stuck in perseveration loops.

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The definition of perseveration
The difference between perseveration and OCD
How to see this behavioral symptom through a Brain First lens
What cognitive skills are connected to perseveration
How you can identify preservation in your child or teen
What you can do as a parent to help break the perseveration loop your child or teen is stuck in
Common experiences for a parent who has a child or teen experiencing perseveration