I would say at least 50% or more of my caseload has exhibited challenging behaviors for the last 16 years that I’ve been practicing. Hitting, throwing, spitting, biting, work refusals, crying, refusing to leave etc. Today I’m going to talk mostly about individual sessions. At school settings when I have one student who is more […]
Love It AND list It {Linky party}
Thank you to Jenna from The Speech Room News for hosting another awesome Love It and List It. This month’s topic is behavior management. What a great topic-especially when students get so squirrely at the end of the year. I always start by making sure that my activities are fun and motivating. Because I work with […]
Recycled Guest Posts: Teaching communication Alternatives to Challenging Behaviors in Young Children.
Shari was a 5 year old girl who just started therapy. She wasn’t producing any words, had minimal eye contact and cried during most of each session. She really enjoyed ball slide types of toys but became upset when she wasn’t allowed to control the entire interaction. When the clinician touched the ball she cried, tried […]
Behavior: When consequences don’t work the way we think they will.
When I first starting practicing, I worked with a child who used to bolt. About a week before my wedding, he bolted out the front door of the clinic in to a busy parking lot. I ran after him SO worried that he would be injured or hit by a car. He ended up falling […]
Duration Map Emergencies….
I use duration maps a lot in therapy. Duration maps provide a visual representation for children so they know how much time is left before they can be (or have to) be done with an activity. A simple way to do one would be if your child has 5 minutes left in activity to draw […]
