Outsmarting Explosive Behavior
A Visual System of Support and Intervention for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Published on 1. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
277 pages
978-1-934575-44-4 (ISBN)
Description
Stop the meltdowns! Outsmarting Explosive Behavior: A Visual System of Support and Intervention for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders is a revolutionary program designed to help decrease - and in some cases eliminate - explosive behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder. Meltdowns are among the greatest challenges for children and adolescents with ASD, often leaving parents and educators searching for answers. Outsmarting Explosive Behavior is a visual program, laid out as a fold-out poster, that can be individualized for each user. Four train cars represent the four stages of explosive behavior: Starting Out, Picking Up Steam, Point of No Return, and Explosion. By using visuals that appeal to children with ASD, this program makes it easy to help them identify their emotional state and take steps to decrease the chances of a meltdown. Foreword by Brenda Smith Myles, PhD.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
AAPC Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-934575-44-4 (9781934575444)
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Judy Endow, MSW, maintains a private practice in Madison, Wisconsin, providing consultation for families, school districts and other agencies. Besides having autism herself, she is the parent of three now grown sons, one of whom is on the autism spectrum. Judy does workshops and presentations on a variety of autism-related issues, is part of the Wisconsin DPI Statewide Autism Training Team and a board member of the Autism Society of America, Wisconsin Chapter. Her first book, Making Lemonade, Hints for Autism's Helpers (CBR Press, 2006), shows how Judy has used the lemons of her autism to "make lemonade" in her own life. Judy is also the author of a soon-to-be released book, Paper Words, Discovering and Living with My Autism, and a DVD, The Power of Words: How we talk about people with autism spectrum disorders matters! (AAPC, 2009). She brings a great depth of understanding and compassion to all the work she does.