Case studies that illustrate specific interventions for both aggressive and non-aggressive cases-Compliant behaviors
Jay Berk – High-Functioning Autism
DSM-5® and ICD-10 Updates
Social-Pragmatic Communication Disorder
Impact on service delivery (school/community)
Link home, school, therapy and success
IEP/504/Does he/she qualify for school services?
Co-Morbid disorders: Why it is important to know the difference
Social Skills Interventions
Improve social skill deficits
“Kid Cop” Behaviors and reasons why other children get angry
How to get your peers to recognize you in positive ways
Group activities
Early intervention programs that deliver long-lasting results-Success in the long term
Communication Interventions
Effective conflict resolution strategies that work in multiple settings
Peers and family members can help each other.
Verbal interventions that overload processing
Pragmatic language and abstract issues
Sensory Interventions
Self-stimulation (appropriate & inappropriate)
Sensory strategies to avoid
Coping/calming techniques to reduce meltdowns
Sensory diet
Anxiety Interventions
Anxiety-Activities that reduce stress
How rigidity can be affected by anxiety
Help them “self-regulate”
Transitions are successful
Depression Interventions
Impact on flexibility and adaptation
Therapy that works with people with HFA
Adolescence is the time of emerging
Solitude vs. loneliness
ADHD Interventions
ADHD vs. hyper-Focus
Commonly prescribed medications, side effects and benefits
There are specific triggers and what fuels rage.
Reduce disruptive and aggressive behavior
Make mistakes that lead to defiant behavior
Be able to overcome refusals to comply with simple requests
Obsessive-Interventions for Obsessive Disorder (OCD).
What to do if they are stuck in high interest areas
Specific medication interventions
Impact on socialization, and behavior
Interventions for specific difficult behaviors
Reduce Internet and Electronic Addictions
Technology, school systems and mental healthcare delivery are changing
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT), for anxiety, mood, and depression
Psychopharmacological Interventions
Differentiate among common medicines
Meds that mimic difficult behaviors
Side effects and off-label use
Case Studies, Demonstrations & Activities
Case studies that illustrate specific interventions for both aggressive and non-aggressive cases-Compliant behaviors
iPad® apps for social success, behavioral changes and speech and language
Staff training techniques to understand what someone with a spectrum might think
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