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Behaviour Management

Behaviour can be quite an emotive issue. We all have varying opinions about what we consider to be acceptable behaviour and this will depend largely on our own upbringing and background and the environment we find ourselves in when behaviour becomes an issue.

A holistic approach to managing behaviour is vital. If we continually respond to behaviour impulsively, similar behaviours are likely to occur and increase in both frequency and duration, and quickly inappropriate behaviour becomes the norm, as well as the expectation. It is good practice to reflect on incidents and ask if there is something that we could have done differently to prevent the incident from occurring or to make it less severe. Importantly, we should also ask ourselves, what we could do to make the outcome of the incident positive, for all involved.

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AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER

 What is Autistic Spectrum Disorder?

·        Commonly known as autism

  • A complex, lifelong, developmental disorder that usually appears during the first three years of life.
  • There are over half a million people in the UK with autism - that's around 1 in 100 people.
  • The word 'spectrum' is used because, while all people with autism share three main areas of difficulty, their condition will affect them in very different ways.
  • The characteristics of autism vary from one person to another but are generally divided into three main groups known as the triad of impairments

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