Function of Behavior and What To Do About It
AKA: Why are they doing that? Help! This post on the function of behavior was first published in April of 2016 and republished in 2019.… Read More »Function of Behavior and What To Do About It
AKA: Why are they doing that? Help! This post on the function of behavior was first published in April of 2016 and republished in 2019.… Read More »Function of Behavior and What To Do About It
What do you do as a special ed. teacher when a student with autism refuses to work? It all depends on the function of the… Read More »Student with Autism Refuses to Work
10 Easy Ways to Presume Competence in Students with Disabilities like Autism. Presuming Competence: What is means, why you should, what it looks like, and why it is important.
I love, love, love token boards! If you have never used one before, then you are missing out. It is a powerful tool that, surprisingly,… Read More »Free Token Boards
If you have established a token board or reward system in your Autism unit or SpEd classroom, you may be wondering how to fade a… Read More »How to Fade a Token Board
How do you deal with and stop stimming in Autism units? Or at least manage be behavior so that it is not disruptive in the… Read More »Stimming in Autism
Dealing With Trigger Words Not that long ago, I did a personal consultation with a mom who was at the end of her chain. She… Read More »Dealing with Trigger Words
9 Essential Classroom Tips to Calming in a Meltdown. Whenever I think of a meltdown, I think of the girl from Charlie and the Chocolate… Read More »Calming in a Meltdown
Routine and Procedures If you are teaching in a structured classroom, you know how important routines and procedures can be. When there is no plan,… Read More »Routine and Procedures
Wandering in children with Autism is common… Here’s my story as a teacher who has had to help find a missing child as well as… Read More »Autism and Wandering