Managing behavior that is challenging can be very stressful for parents of children and adults with special needs. But it’s important to see it as a form of communication. Challenging behavior indicates there is a problem in learning and not in the person. Getting what we want We all learn to behave in certain ways in order to get [...]
Special needs caregivers often report that they are reluctant or upset if they have to physically restrain their children in certain situations. The purpose of restraining is to keep something from continuing to take place, and is often a last resort. People wonder if there are ways to prevent the need for it at all. [...]
Every Sunday, we select the week’s big special needs news stories and blog posts. This week, we feature 10 news stories, five blog posts, and this week’s posts from the Friendship Circle blog. NJ Today: NJ Congressman Introduces Legislation For Tourette Syndrome Before Congress’ holiday recess, U.S. Representative Albio Sires introduced the Collaborative Academic Research [...]
Means changing behavior in yourself How Do Skill Deficits Impact Behavior? It is common for children with developmental disabilities to have problems with behavior. The main reason why this occurs so frequently with children who have developmental disabilities is because of the deficits that they have. If a child has deficits in language and social [...]
I homeschool one child. She is on the autism spectrum. Her neurotypically developing sibs go to a regular public school.” My son, a “regular school” goer, begins middle school next week. Today is middle school orientation. My homeschooler has a lot of anxiety. Anxiety can create the perfect storm for a melt down (what HANDLE calls [...]
