Description
From classroom disruptions to earth-shaking tantrums, the challenging behavior of children who struggle with self-regulation takes many forms, often leaving parents, teachers, and therapists at a loss for how to help them succeed.
Amanda Bartel – Building Self-Regulation in Children with Autism, ADHD, or Sensory Disorders
As time passes without a solution, these children miss out on typical childhood experiences at school, at home with their families, and on the playground, with far-reaching developmental implications for adulthood. Take a trip inside the mind of the dysregulated child with this seminar and learn why it’s so hard to follow directions, control impulses, regulate emotions, and stay on task. Then we’ll show you how to address each of these concerns with skill-building strategies that really work.
Throughout the course, participants receive in-depth guidance for addressing and overcoming the core deficits of autism, ADHD, and other sensory processing disorders that contribute to dysregulated behavior. Learn how to use video and live behavior modeling, iPads, and the Alert Program to help children stay focused and receptive in any setting. Discuss sensorimotor strategies that support regulation in children who are at a more basic level of communication and interaction. Finally, in addition to all the tools and strategies you’ll learn today, you’ll also take home a guidebook full of step-by-step solutions that can be given to both teachers and parents for dealing with various sensory behaviors, along with fine and gross motor concerns.
Handouts
Manual – Building Self-Regulation in Children with Autism, ADHD, or Sensory Disorders (28.26 MB) 80 Pages Available after Purchase
Outline
SENSORY PROCESSING
Nervous System
Building blocks for learning
The 7 senses
Posture
Body image
Laterality
Directionality
BRAIN FUNCTION/DYSFUNCTION
Modulation
Self-Regulation
Discrimination
AUTISM – DSM-5® DEFINITION
Case study 1: Matt
Matt’s 7 senses
Self-regulation for Matt
SELF-REGULATION AND OTHER TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Picture schedule
Carol Gray’s social stories
Penny boards
Sensory defensiveness…brushing, exposure to various textures
Gravitational insecurity strategies
Vestibular strategies
Proprioceptive strategies
ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER – DSM-5® DEFINITION
Case study 2: Carey
Carey’s 7 senses
Self-regulation for Carey
SELF-REGULATION AND OTHER TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
The Alert Program
10-Step behavior chart
Other behavior charts
Vestibular strategies
Proprioceptive strategies
Oral-motor input strategies
ADDITIONAL AREAS OF CONCERN WITH SELF-REGULATION
Anxiety
Trauma
Case study 3: Lee
Lee’s 7 senses
Self-regulation for Lee
FURTHER THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES FOR SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDERS
Oral motor strategies
Strategies for dealing with anxiety
Therapeutic listening
Interactive metronome
Vestibular input strategies
Proprioceptive input strategies
Pica
Toe walking
Head banging
Chewing on clothing, pens, paper
ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR SENSORY PROCESSING DIFFICULTIES SENSORY DIET AND HOME PROGRAM USING THE iPAD AS PART OF TREATMENT
Motivation
Video modeling
Calming Strategies
TEACHER/PARENT TOOLKIT
Faculty
Amanda Bartel, MS OTR/L
AMANDA BARTEL, MS OTR/L, is a licensed Occupational Therapist with an extensive background in pediatric intervention. She earned her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy from Ithaca College (Ithaca, New York). She has worked across various pediatric settings, amassing experience that covers the developmental continuum. She has expertise in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, and Down Syndrome. Her therapeutic interventions incorporate an integrated developmental sensory-neuro-behavioral approach.
Ms. Bartel has taught pediatric courses for undergraduate and graduate OT students at Ithaca College. In 2010, Ms. Bartel presented her research on “Predicting Happiness through Occupational Performance in College Students†at the AOTA Conference in Orlando, Florida and at the World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress in Santiago, Chile.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial – Receives speaking honorarium from Vyne Education.
Nonfinancial – No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
