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[quote=Anonymous]The "upstairs brain" and "downstairs brain" concept in this book -- https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Brain-Child-Revolutionary-Strategies-Developing/dp/0553386697/ -- might be helpful to you.  It sounds like you've tried a ton of upstairs brain tactics to stop the crying fits and they haven't worked because when she's trapped in her downstairs brain, she can't access her upstairs brain.  This book has a really good explanation and even ways to help explain it to a child.

Emotional regulation is part of mental flexibility where a person is able to consciously or semi-consciously switch gears from a hot reaction -- they can choose what to focus on.  Some people just aren't as good at it as other people and need more skill building.  Greene's book mentioned before (The Explosive Child) comes at this from one angle and the book I linked above from another.

Poor emotional regulation can be tied to ASD, ADHD, and anxiety or just an area of weakness that needs building.  It would be hard to know without a professional evaluation.

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