How do teachers and parents of children with autism address a child's social skills? And what do they do about problem behaviors? This book provides possible explanations for these behaviours, and a wealth of practical help for both teachers and parents to address them. Teachers learn how to create environmental supports and how to incorporate specific teaching strategies. Students with autism learn the new skills they might need, and ways of making their behavior more acceptable. This book is full of practical tips on how to tackle different kinds of challenging behaviors both in the classroom and outside it.
CHAPTER THREE What Causes Misbehavior in Children with Autism ? Forming a Hypothesis The first step to addressing problem behavior is to discover a hypothesis or reason for the behavior . In order to do this , we need to look at problem ...
Treatment, in turn, must address the comprehensive needs of each learner. This is a formidable task that requires tremendous planning and the expertise of many professionals working jointly with parents.
Concise and accessible, this plain English guide will help parents and educators to understand and support children with executive function difficulties at home and in the classroom.
Contemporary research examining the efficacy of Second Step suggests that students exhibit lowered levels of aggression (McMahon & Washburn, 2003) and increased levels of prosocial skills and behaviors (Edwards, Hunt, Meyers, Grogg, ...
This volume provides research-based, practical information on managing the challenges that Asperger syndrome (AS) presents in everyday life and in the classroom.
Example II : Terry was a child who was diagnosed with Asperger's and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Inattentive Type ( ADHD ) . The district evaluated Terry's attention issues using the short - form of a rating scale that ...
Stewart, D., Law, M., Rosenbaum, P., & Williams, D. G. (2001). A qualitative study of the transition to adulthood for youth with physical disabilities. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 21(4), Transition Planning and ...
"We've edited this collection of chapters on evidence-based and promising practices for adults with ASD.
This book provides practical, hands-on strategies to teach social skills to children with high-functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome.
Forming healthy, solid relationships with their typical peers is a major challenge for most children with autism spectrum disorders.