Behaviour Contracts for Autistic Children
The Debate on Behaviour Contracts for Autistic Children: Perspectives and Controversies Introduction Behaviour contracts are widely used in various…
The Key to an Accurate FBA: Describing Behaviours Objectively
How to Identify & Describe Target Behaviors for a Functional Behavior Assessment As behaviour lead there are often times…
Understanding Low Self-Esteem in Children: Behaviors and Support Strategies
Low Self-Esteem in Children Self-esteem is crucial in a child’s emotional well-being and overall development. When children have low…
Why Boundaries Matter for All Children
Boundaries, Discipline and Behaviour Navigating the complex landscape of child discipline and behaviour management is a challenge faced by…
Sensory Processing: Understanding the Impact on Behaviour
Sensory Processing Disorder Links to Childhood Behaviour As behaviour lead one of the most frequent questions that I often…
Understanding the Cycle of Challenging Behaviour
Understanding the Cycle of Challenging Behaviour: A Guide for Teachers As teachers, we often encounter a range of behaviours…
The Art Of Kid Whispering: 4 Essential Skills For Connecting
Lessons on Relationships, Connection and Supporting Behaviour This post is based on the book The Art of Kid Whispering…
The Case Against Restraint and Seclusion: Perspectives from Lived Experience and the Neurodivergent Community
The Case Against Restraint and Seclusion Restraint and seclusion are controversial practices in the field of behaviour support. Historically,…
Functions of Behaviour: Fear and Escape
A Reformed Functionalist. Acting in a certain way to get out of something is commonplace for many children and…
Relationships and Behaviour Support: A Reflection
I have been leading behaviour in schools for nearly 10 years now. My approach and ethos has evolved over…
Safeguarding: Using AAC for Non-Verbal Pupils
Why Developing Communication is a Safeguarding Priority it is essential you ensure developing child voice for non-verbal pupils is…
Control, Anxiety, and Oppositional Behaviour at Home and School.
All children tend to display oppositional behaviour at times. After 13 years working with children with Autism, ADHD, ODD…
Trauma, challenging behaviour and restrictive practice in schools.
Trauma Informed Behaviour Management in Schools This is a record of the #SENexchange Discussionon Trauma informed Behaviour Management in…
Wellbeing: Food and Mood Chart
Monitoring wellbeing using a food and mood chart We developed this food and mood chart when working with a…
Sensory Processing: Creating a First Aid Kit
This post on sensory processing was inspired by a talk I attended by Olga Bogdishana. You can find the…
Behaviour Management: 30+ Habits of Effective teachers.
Over 30 suggested strategies for effective behaviour management. #Education #Teaching.
13 Questions to ask to ensure you are an inclusive school.
This is blog post is primarily school-based and SEND focused, but can any education or care setting that strives…
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Essential Education Books for Inclusive Teachers: Behaviour.
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!
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Research, Relationships and Reality.
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: Behaviour “Out of the Blue”
Internal Antecedents: Does Behaviour Really Come “Out of the Blue?” Often overlooked, internal antecedents are an important element in…
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