You can never be too equipped with de-escalation, even when it comes to recalling concepts you have already learned. I received a great deal of positive feedback from my series on de-escalation in autism. If you didn’t have the chance to read each entry, the links are posted below. Since then I have created a simple tool to help recap all of this information into one simple cheat sheet. So long as you have read all 15 days and watched the videos, feel free to post this in your classroom for you and your staff to review periodically.
- Day 1: The Urgency Factor
- Day 2: What to do When…
- Day 3: Getting Needs Met
- Day 4: Tricks for Triggers
- Day 5: Know the Cycle
- Day 6: Tantrum vs. Escalation
- Day 7: Empower the Learner
- Day 8: The Heart of the Matter
- Day 9: Detours Around Behavior
- Day 10: The Moment of Truth
- Day 11: The Perfect Consequence
- Day 12: Resources for Communication
- Day 13: Know the Learner
- Day 14: Escalation Takeaways
- Day 15: Don’t Miss Out