No Fighting, No Biting, No Screaming How to Make Behaving Positively Possible for People with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Name: No Fighting, No Biting, No Screaming How to Make Behaving Positively Possible for People with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
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ISBN: 9781849051262

ISBN-10: 1849051267

ISBN-13: 9781849051262

Edition: 2010

Authors: Bo Hejlskov Elvï¿½n

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Fighting, biting, screaming and other behaviours that challenge the people dealing with them are often triggered by unsuitable surroundings or unrealistic demands. In this fresh and effective approach, Bo Hejlskov Elvén shows how identifying and adapting these problem areas can dramatically improve behaviour in people with autism and other developmental disabilities. This practical book explains how to reassess difficult situations and offers easy and effective strategies for eliciting positive responses without resorting to restraint and punishment. Based on the successful low-arousal approach, it is a proven method of stepping away from distress and towards calm, improving the quality of…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 9/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Bo Hejlskov Elvï¿½n is a Clinical Psychologist based in Sweden. He is an independent consultant and lecturer on autism and challenging behaviour, and an accredited Studio III trainer. In 2009, he was awarded the Puzzle Piece of the Year prize by the Swedish Autism Society for his lecturing and counselling on challenging behaviour.



Introduction



Challenging Behaviour: Definitions and Theories


What is challenging behaviour?


Dangerous behaviour? Or just difficult?


Throwing the blame on somebody else


History: theories and therapies


A new outlook


Background to our conceptions


Summary



Conceptions and Misconceptions


The importance of self-control


Methods for changing behaviour


Consequence and structure


Conceptions of the causes of behaviour


Summary



Adjustment of Demands


Methods of adjusting demands


Ability to respond to demands


Summary



Stress Factors: A Model for Explaining Chaos


The effects of stress


Basic stress factors


Situational stress factors


Warning signs


Signs of chaos


Protective or calming factors


Summary



When Conflict Happens: Keeping It Calm


Theories of affect and emotion contagion


The low-arousal approach


Creating diversions


Confrontation or intervention?


Conflict-seeking service-users


Summary



Looking to the Future


Fundamental principles


Leaving the past behind


References


Index