Tony Attwood

You Can't Make Me! (eBook, ePUB)

Pro-Active Strategies for Positive Behavior Change in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Format: ePub

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Future Horizons
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781941765876
• Artikelnr.: 57177509

Autorenporträt

Dr. James Ball is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and the President/Chief Executive Officer of JB Autism Consulting. He is also a member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee as a public member. This committee, as outlined in the Autism Cares Act, makes recommendations to the Secretary on autism research gaps and submits to the Congress and the President an annual update on the summary of advances and to the strategic plan. He has been in the field of autism for over thirty years providing preschool, educational, residential, and employment services to children and adults affected by an autism spectrum disorder. He is also the Director of Clinical Services for New York Families of Autistic Children (NYFAC), a private, not-for-profit organization providing support and training for children and families in New York City. He provides private consultation to organizations, schools, and families regarding home program, staff/parent training, home support services, classroom design/support, behavior management/assessment, and functional behavior assessment.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Dr. Barbara Becker-Cottrill
(former Executive Director of the West Virginia Autism Training Center at
Marshall University)
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Why Does My Child Do That?
Chapter 1: Behavior Basics
Chapter 2: Here's Where I'm At!
Chapter 3: Positive Strategies for Behavior Change
Chapter 4: Creating the Behavior Plan
Part 2: The Six Functions of Behavior Explained
Chapter 5: Leave Me Alone! Escape/Avoiding a Person
Chapter 6: Get Me Out of Here! Escape/Avoiding an Environment
Chapter 7: You Can't Make Me! Escape/Avoiding a Situation
Chapter 8: Hey! Hey You! Look at Me! Attention-Seeking Behavior
Chapter 9: It Feels Sooo Good! Sensory-Seeking Behavior
Chapter 10: I Want What I Want and I Want It NOW! Satisfying a Tangible
Need
Part 3: Final Thoughts
Chapter 11: Let's Be Honest: Whose Behavior are We Really Changing?
Chapter 12: ASD and Behavior Change
Glossary
Appendix A. Behavior Plan Worksheet
Appendix B. The Crisis Plan