Autonomic Nervous System Table: Laminated Card

This is a great tool for explaining states of activation and helping people understand how behavior can escalate very quickly-especially in kids. I use it all the time now to help people understand zones.

This is a tremendously helpful resource that has been extremely useful for working with clients who have experienced trauma. As trauma is processed, this tool has been utilized to educate and inform the clients as to the specifics of their psychological, physiological, and emotional responses. It has helped normalize trauma responses by simply offered a user-friendly guide.

Love the layout very helpful!!

This is laminated. The graphics are helpful for clinicians. It provides an in depth explanation of all the various stages of central nervous system regulation/dysregulation. The only downfall is that it isn’t great for teaching clients about the CNS because it has a message for clinicians at the bottom that could potentially make clients feel less safe sharing trauma because it could negatively effect therapist. Please see picture.

This chart brought life-changing awareness to me that helps me come back to center and self-regulate. Thank you for this tool.

i love this tool so much i use it with clients as a therapist as well as the grad students i teach! perfect for novice and seasoned clinicians alike.

I have autonomic neuropathy disorder. My specialist does her tests every time I see her . She doesn’t have the time to fully explain this impact on my life. My new therapist has this chart and when I found it I questioned her knowledge and understanding of it. It’s her favorite visual aide. When I got mine because of lack of concentration due to brain surgeries couldn’t keep me up with the chart. My specialist loves it and I told my therapist she just earned 100 brownie points.

This works well as a guide to show my therapy clients how their nervous systems are reacting.

good as tool to show your clients where he or she is running through and a helpful orientation for oneself...

An excellent tool for both professionals and those living with an autonomic function disorder. The colour coding is a brilliant idea, categorising complex information so that a patient's condition can be read almost at a glance. Enables objective evaluation of symptoms and offers guidance on remedial action when necessary. Gives patients greater independence by building confidence in the management of their own symptoms.

I often used this visual during therapy as a community occupational therapist working with clients with anxiety disorders and PTSD. This visual is easy to understand and transport from client to client.

Excellent chart for quick reference.

Ich hatte mir mehr davon erhofft, nämlich eine klare, informierende Übersicht. Inzwischen habe ich viel bessere Dartellungen per google gefunden. Eine Sache, die besonders fehlt ist ein Graph zur Veranschaulichung, wo das Nervensystem gerade steht und wie es entweder über- oder unterreagiert. Ziemlich albern sind die empfohlenden Interventionen, die darunter stehen wie: "Put on brakes", oder "Call paramedics". Es gibt Traumatherapien, you know? Mir gefielen die Farben, ich denke das qualifiziert für einen Stern.