Behavior That Indicates The ASD Student Is Having Difficulty PROBLEMS WITH AUDITORY PROCESSING Auditory processing is often a weakness, which is … [Read more...] about Academic Situations for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
The Importance of Community
The teacher’s first responsibility is to care about the student (not just the student’s achievement) and convey that caring in a way that convinces … [Read more...] about The Importance of Community
Daily School To Home Report: ADHD Program Guidelines And Daily Chart
Sometimes it is important to provide a daily report of progress for use at home. This is helpful for medication management, for example. Often, to … [Read more...] about Daily School To Home Report: ADHD Program Guidelines And Daily Chart
Auditory Processing
Auditory processing is often considered a problem when students can’t follow a spoken lecture or when they tune out after the teacher starts with a … [Read more...] about Auditory Processing
Enhancing the Efficacy of Reinforcement In Therapeutic Programs
Reinforcement is defined as an outcome or event, following a behavior, that strengthens that behavior. It comes in a multitude of forms and sizes, … [Read more...] about Enhancing the Efficacy of Reinforcement In Therapeutic Programs
Communication for Better Classroom Management
How to build positive relationships and increase student motivation by using communication styles to your advantage. Learn to communicate in a way … [Read more...] about Communication for Better Classroom Management
Visual Systems to Increase Motivation and Support Better Decision Making
Many children, especially emotionally troubled children (e.g., anxiety, depression, chronic stress, anger management), children with autism … [Read more...] about Visual Systems to Increase Motivation and Support Better Decision Making
Using Classroom Routines To Create a Therapeutic Brain Settling Effect
For all of us, routine creates a mind/body settling effect. When people are immersed in familiar routines their brains are recruiting an abundance … [Read more...] about Using Classroom Routines To Create a Therapeutic Brain Settling Effect
Perception Management to Promote Better Decision Making
Memory is based on perception of what happened, not what actually happened. We want to help students solve the problems right in front of them, … [Read more...] about Perception Management to Promote Better Decision Making
Micro Goal Programming
It's easy for discouraged students to give up when the tasks they face seem like they will take too much effort, or too much time to accomplish, or … [Read more...] about Micro Goal Programming
De-Escalation Guidelines
At the early stages of a mood regulation problem we want to employ preventive strategies such as schedule adjustments, work arrangements, … [Read more...] about De-Escalation Guidelines
Two Self-Control Programs
Some students are told several times throughout a class period to pay attention, to stay in their seat, to stop talking, etc. With these students … [Read more...] about Two Self-Control Programs