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 …
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 …
Your room looks like a small tornado just ran through it. The chairs are tipped over, books and paper clutter the floor, and your ears are still ringing from the screaming. The well planned lesson you had put together was ruined by another escalation and now the rest of …
At the height of the escalation, when everything completely falls apart, our learners need heroes. They …
When a child with autism begins to escalate their mind can become just as overwhelmed as their body. In order to effectively support them through the encountered trigger you may need to …
If you want to know how to best support a child with autism who is exhibiting challenging behavior you have to know what you are looking at. The above explanation does a great job of simplifying that process, but in practice it is not always easy. A behavior that starts off as …
Let’s do a quick review of the escalation cycle. The student begins at their baseline and everything is going well. The student is able to focus on work and perform …
