Let's get a playlist going of totally radical and awesome tunes for our oversized boombox going. Bust out those walkmans, headbands, legwarmers, and Ray-Bans. Bust out the short shorts if you dare!! Throw in a GIF or YouTube link. Let's hear some great tunes!!! ****************************************************************************************************** UPDATE!!!! Thanks to the amazing @Addie Beall the playlist from the suggestions here as of March 5, 2026 have been added to a Spotify playlist. Click here to enjoy it. Give her some likes for all her work combing through the comments on this post to put together the playlist.

It was one of the most beautiful things I've watched my daughter do... She was sad. She found a box. She climbed in with her blanket. Over thirty minutes she went from tears — to playing — to coming out calm and herself again. I didn't prompt her. No reward, no strategy. Just her, doing exactly what her nervous system needed. I don't know if it's the reduced noise, the edges, the fact that she chose it herself — probably all of it. For PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) profiles especially, that self-chosen retreat seems to be everything. Regulation without demand. Safe without being prescribed. The fact she moved from sadness to playing for half an hour that's some healthy processing! That cardboard box is basically doing the job of a £200 sensory pod. 🤣🤣 She chose it. She stayed regulated. She came out on her own. Does your child have a go-to space like this? I'd love to hear what it looks like!!