Fawning and Autism: Unmasking the Hidden Survival Instincts
Neurodiversity and the Art of Adaptation (Masking and Fawn Response) As we journey into the intricate world of autism,…
Neurodiversity and the Art of Adaptation (Masking and Fawn Response) As we journey into the intricate world of autism,…
Boundaries, Discipline and Behaviour Navigating the complex landscape of child discipline and behaviour management is a challenge faced by…
Understanding the Cycle of Challenging Behaviour: A Guide for Teachers As teachers, we often encounter a range of behaviours…
Table of Contents Understanding Low Arousal Environments Before we dive into the specifics, it’s important to define what we…
Lessons on Relationships, Connection and Supporting Behaviour This post is based on the book The Art of Kid Whispering…
Attention-Seeking Behaviour or Connection Seeking? When it comes to understanding the social and emotional development of young children, attachment…
All children tend to display oppositional behaviour at times. After 13 years working with children with Autism, ADHD, ODD…
Trauma Informed Behaviour Management in Schools This is a record of the #SENexchange Discussionon Trauma informed Behaviour Management in…
This post on sensory processing was inspired by a talk I attended by Olga Bogdishana. You can find the…
Over 30 suggested strategies for effective behaviour management. #Education #Teaching.
Recognising your own emotions and identifying effective strategies for managing these is a key skill for any child.
This is blog post is primarily school-based and SEND focused, but can any education or care setting that strives…
These books are only those I have read and can recommend. They all follow an inclusive and positive support ethos. They all also focus on the only part of behaviour support we can control – ourselves. If your school has a zero tolerance behaviour policy read these and make it your mission to get that rewritten.I will get around to doing a second post but I need to get reading first!
This post will outline the role relationships play in behaviour support, I will also outline some of the research led practices I have used. Before I start I do want to say that I have read studies I do not agree with. I also know that a huge number of studies conducted ON Autistic children/adults focus on strategies intended to normalise social behaviours which is a huge ethical issue. Fortunately I have had the opportunity to listen to and discuss elements of my practice with actually Autistic academics and practitioners. This has greatly shaped my approach and ethos towards behaviour support, I will also admit this has slanted my view of a lot of studies that remove the human element from behaviour and reduce the children to purely objects to study. To this end I fully expect some of the approaches in the post and the presentation to be a bit controversial and I am 100% sure that at least some of them will contravene your school (or center’s) behaviour policy.
Internal Antecedents: Does Behaviour Really Come “Out of the Blue?” Often overlooked, internal antecedents are an important element in…
These are 10 simple ways to prevent challenging behaviour escalation by making small changes to your interactions. In our…
Every day teachers, parents and carers are faced with potentially challenging situations. Many of these are defused through skillful behaviour support. These successful resolutions will have certain common characteristics. There are some essential conditions that must exist to deescalate an incident of challenging behaviour.
Social stories are a tried and tested way of teaching social skills but for some learners they are too much. I needed a way to remind a student of the rules but in a way that didn’t single them out as being the focus of the story. Some people will say this won’t work as autistic children can’t generalise…. but anyone who has worked with autism knows a lot of what people say is actually a myth or just does not apply to an individual.
Improved Communication Through Alternative Behaviours Many young people I have taught have found efficient and effective ways of communicating…
I was honoured to be asked to host #behaviourchat on the 23rd May 2016 discussing ways to manage our emotions at work with a particular focus on behaviour.
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