Behavioral Challenges in Children with Autism and Other Special Needs: The Developmental Approach

Diane Cullinane

ISBN 10: 0393709256 / ISBN 13: 9780393709254

Published by WW Norton & Co, 2016

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Attune, help, and recover: a structured approach to responding when a child with a disability has a behavioral challenge. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. . . 2016. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780393709254

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Title: Behavioral Challenges in Children with ...

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Publication Date: 2016

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Behavioral Challenges in Children with Autism and Other Special Needs provides a systematic framework for both parents and professionals to understand and improve a child's behavior, while also supporting underlying developmental capacities. Using a developmental, relationship-based framework, based on the DIRFloortime approach, the book guides the reader in how to understand a child's behavior, respond to difficult behavior in the moment, and then select appropriate goals and intervention strategies for a long term plan. The developmental framework is based on universal developmental principles, which are effective regardless of the child's particular age or disability. By recognizing a child's developmental level of functioning, an adult can select strategies to effectively guide a child toward higher levels of relating, thinking and communicating. This book offers a refreshing alternative to rewards and consequences based teaching model to correct unwanted behavior. The developmental approach is optimistic, building on a child's strengths, with a clear path to long term success. The outcomes of this approach are that a child develops positive self esteem through a pattern of successful interactions, and becomes warmly engaged with genuine care and respect toward others.

About the Author:

Dr. Diane Cullinane is a developmental pediatrician, board certified in pediatrics and neurodevelopmental disabilities. She is cofounder and executive director of Professional Child Development Associates, in Pasadena, California, a non-profit agency that provides a wide range of programs and services for children with autism and other developmental challenges, using the DIR approach. Dr. Cullinane is a strong advocate for developmental and relationship based interventions, and is a training leader in DIRFloortime(R).