Self-regulation interventions and strategies
Subtitle: keeping the body, mind and emotions on task in children with autism, ADHD or sensory disorders
By: Teresa Garland, MOT, OTR
Publisher: PESI Publishing & Media
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781936128778
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Sensory disorders in children; Attention-deficit-disordered children; Autism in children; Treatment
Description: Keeping children's bodies, minds and emotions on task just got easier with this new book from self-regulation expert Teresa Garland. It features more than 200 practical and proven interventions, strategies and adaptation for helping children gain more control over their lives. Each chapter provides rich background and theoretical material to help the reader better understand the issues our children face. Topics include: basic and advanced methods to calm a child and to prevent outbursts and melt-downs; interventions to help with attention problems, impulse control, distractibility and the ability to sit still; stories and video-modeling for autism, along with techniques to quell repetitive behaviors; sensory strategies for sensitivity and craving; behavioral and sensory approaches to picky eating; ways to increase organization skills using technology and apps; strategies for managing strong emotions as well as techniques for releasing them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-188), forms (pages 170-175), and index.