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Worksheet D: Architect of a Predictable World

Designing and implementing routines and schedules.

Week 4

Appendix D

Routine Design

Part of the day (e.g., after school):

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Transition Strategy

The challenging transition is:

My warning/preparation strategy will be:

On a scale of 0-10, how predictable is our current daily routine?

The Pause Before the Story

Describe the situation. What did your loved one do?

What did you notice in your body? (Chest tight, jaw clenched, heat rising, etc.)

What was the story your nervous system wrote? (The first-draft interpretation)

What was the feeling underneath the story? (Exhausted, embarrassed, scared, grieving, etc.)

What need of yours got activated? (For ease, for social acceptance, for a break, etc.)

With the story paused — what might their nervous system have been experiencing? (Sensory overload, processing lag, etc.)