The STOP & GO Regulation Tags are a simple, practical visual support designed to help teachers, parents, carers and other professionals support autistic children when they begin to experience signs of dysregulation.
The tags provide a clear, consistent visual cue to help children recognise when it is time to pause their current activity and use one of their familiar regulation strategies.
When signs of dysregulation begin to appear, the “STOP” tag can be shown as a calm, non-verbal prompt that it is time to pause and regulate. This might mean taking some deep breaths, moving to a quiet space, using a fidget, or following another personalised regulation strategy.
Once the child feels ready and has successfully regulated, the “GO” tag provides a positive visual signal that they are ready to return to their previous activity.
Using the same simple visual language consistently can help create a predictable and supportive regulation routine, while reducing the need for lengthy verbal instructions during moments when communication may be more difficult.
Key features
- 🛑 STOP provides a clear visual cue to pause and regulate
- 🟢 GO provides a positive signal to return to an activity
- 🧠 Supports self-regulation and emotional awareness
- 👀 Useful for children who benefit from visual communication
- 💬 Reduces reliance on verbal instructions during periods of dysregulation
- 🎒 Compact and easy to keep readily available
- 🏫 Suitable for classrooms, SEND provision, nurture spaces and pastoral support
- 🏠 Ideal for use at home as well as in educational settings
- 🔄 Can be paired with the child’s own established regulation strategies
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