I don't have anyone who understands what it is like to to have such a fierce mind totally dependent on me.
Guiding a child to research and planning activities may in some cases help direct their energy to a positive place. A child considering "worst case scenario" and finding various work-arounds to keep moving forward may in some cases help reduce anxiety and add an element of self-confidence, even a sense of looking forward to taking on the challenge.
Journaling or a "daily sketchbook" may also provide a child with meaningful time for self-reflection. Parents could provide prompts or questions, they could be random ideas placed on slips of paper and drawn from a bag or box, they could be sourced from poems, song lyrics, book titles or ad phrases, news headlines, etc.
These activities, scheduled at a set time each day, could possibly provide a brief respite for the parent. Best wishes.
