Day 14 of ASD De-escalation Tips: Escalation Takeaways
As promised today I am showing you a video of a high school student with autism being supported through an escalation. If you have not read yesterday’s post here, I ask that you do so before proceeding. Out of respect for …
Day 13 of ASD De-escalation Tips: Know the Learner
Students who periodically escalate have an unfair disadvantage as they transition to new teachers during the span of their education. Most often long before the educator actually meets the learner, they hear of the horror stories, they hear of the tales of disruption and destruction, and they hear of the struggles that they …
Day 12 of ASD De-escalation Tips: Resources for Communication
Let’s talk more resources to make life easier!
A student’s escalation cycle can have a great amount of detail, from the specific observable behaviors at each level to the carefully crafted interventions. I shared with you earlier this great visual to help represent the big picture of a child’s escalation and …
Day 11 of ASD De-escalation Tips: The Perfect Consequence
Day 10 of ASD De-escalation Tips: The Moment of Truth
At the height of the escalation, when everything completely falls apart, our learners need heroes. They …
Day 9 of ASD De-escalation Tips: Detours Around Behavior
Day 8 of ASD De-escalation Tips: The Heart of the Matter
Day 7 of ASD De-escalation Tips: Empower the Learner
When staff go through the diligent process of filling out an escalation cycle they need to remember to involve the most important person on the team: the student. As thought out as the staff’s approaches might be to support de-escalation, they can still be …