Presenter: Padmaja Sarathy
Time: 160 minutes
Changes in routines, activities, materials, or environments can trigger transition-related tantrums in children with ASD. Experiencing anxiety and stress, they may engage in aggressive or oppositional behaviors. This workshop, drawing from evidence-based best-practices, will demonstrate how to pursue child-focused approaches - seven support strategies - to prevent transition-related meltdowns and make smooth transitions. You will get to assess your current practices in the context of multiple transitions that occur during a typical day augmented with child and context-specific applications.
Learners will:
Understand the underlying factors that contribute to the transition-related problem behaviors to pursue flexible approaches in responding to the needs of children with ASD.
Provide child and context--specific environmental, instructional, and social supports to decrease tantrum triggers.
Cultivate children's self-regulation and cognitive flexibility skills for longer-term outcomes.
Create a safe steps action plan working collaboratively as a team inclusive of family to follow during severe meltdowns.