agression, Autism Diagnosis, Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms, behavior modification, behavior strategies, challenging behavior, challenging behaviors, communication strategies, melt downs, self injurious, tantrums

Exploring the Scary Room of Behaviors

My last blog I listed many types of behavior problems with Special Needs Individuals. Here is the list for reference:  Self Injurious/Self Harm, Social Issues, Repetitive Motions and Obsessions, Aggression, Noise Sensitivity, Melt Downs/Tantrums, Sensory Issues, Sleeping Issues, Physical Challenging Behavior (biting, spitting, hitting, hair pulling), Pica (eating or mouthing non-edible items), Destruction and smearing.… Continue reading Exploring the Scary Room of Behaviors

Assistive Technology, Autism Related, communication, communication strategies, conversing with an autistic child

Exploring the Room of Communication Strategies. How to converse with your child.

How to converse with your child? You're probably thinking-well, I speak with my child every day. But are you speaking to them the way they understand? Is your child responding? Though I have a blog on how  Communication Boards are effective, unfortunately they are not easy to use in having daily conversations. Yes, there is… Continue reading Exploring the Room of Communication Strategies. How to converse with your child.