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Strong Flexibility

Checklist

SKILL RAG

2. I CAN TOLERATE NEWNESS & UNCERTAINTY & ADAPT TO

CHANGE

Part i MANAGING NEWNESS, UNFAMILIARTY & UNCERTAINTY

a. I can try new experiences e.g. starting a new hobby or club.

b. I can manage meeting new people or being paired with or sitting

next to someone I do not know.

c. When something is new or unfamiliar, I can remember that it will

feel normal after a while e.g. When I move house or school, I

know that one day this will feel just as comfortable and familiar as

the home or school I am in now.

d. I cope ok with uncertainty, e.g. not knowing which class I will be in

next year, talking it through if I need to.

Part ii COPING WITH THE UNEXPECTED & ADAPTING TO CHANGE

a. I can cope ok when rules change.

b. I can cope ok when routines change e.g. when I need to sit in a

different place to my normal one or go to a club on a different day.

c. I find it easy to adapt and do things in a different way to the way I

am used to.

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