Behaviour and Communication
Challenging Behaviours
Autism Society of America, has a 12 page article titled "Challenging Behaviour". The article explores the definition of challenging behaviour; sensory, physiological and social theories are referred to as possible causes; the process used to investigate challenging behaviours is explained and finally, the article explores different treatment methods.
The section on where to get help from professionals or organisations is not relevant to NZ. (The ASD Information Network committee invites contributions to complete a NZ reference section for NZ providers and professionals who have an expertise in the field of ASD and challenging behaviours.) You may wish to refer to the libraries of the AANZ Inc and the IHC for resources.
Self
Injurious Behaviour
A brief article
written by Stephen Edelson for the Centre for the Study of Autism, Oregon.
Includes a description of self injurious behaviour; two theories on the
reasons (physiological and social) and suggested treatments.
Centre
for the Study of Autism
This site includes useful information including articles available in
several languages. Information relating to aspects of communication include:
Auditory Processing problems; auditory programmes; social behaviour; Theory
of Mind; self stimulatory behaviour; social emotional development; self
management and behaviour and other related resources.
Interventions and
Programmes
Treatment of
Destructive Behaviours in Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
This article from the National Library of Medicine Collection discusses
the nature, extent and consequences of destructive behaviours in persons
with developmental disabilities; the evidence based approaches and associated
risks and benefits of behavioural, educational, skills and pharmacological
approaches to prevent and manage these behaviours. Recommendations for
further research are made and a completed package with a number of recommendations
for managing challenging behaviours is provided.
Home-based behavioural
intervention(This article may be accessed through your local library
service.)
Luiselli,J;
O'Malley Cannon, B; Ellis, J; Sisson,R. Vol 4(4) 426-438; 014828 1362-3613(200012)4:4
Home-based behavioural intervention for young children with autism/pervasive
developmental disorder. A preliminary evaluation of outcome in relation
to child age and intensity of service delivery.
Autism 2000 SAGE
Publications and the National Autistic Society
Autism
Treatments: Current interventions in Autism
No section on behaviour would be complete without reference to interventions
that are regarded as current "Best Practice." Effective interventions
are proactive in minimising or preventing challenging behaviours from
arising. Caregivers and educators have responsibilities to ensure that
inappropriate behaviours do not eventuate through inappropriate team or
individual practices that are based on ignorance of current and research
based effective approaches.
Addressing Challenging Behaviour of Children with High Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom
by Rebecca Moyes (2002).
Jessica
Kingsley Publishers
A catalogue of books: Resources for Challenging Behaviour
NAS
The Publications and Resources section provides: Publications Catalogue;
resources; newsletters; publications; research.
The search facility offers links to an extensive range of services; interventions
including PECS (Pyramid Education Consultants UK Ltd; ABA including resources,
social stories, The Morning News (Carol Gray); Picture symbols (ToDoLearn);
Institutes; information and related publications catalogues.
The Waikato Charitable Trust for Applied Behaviour Analysis (WCTABA)
A New Zealand-based organisation of parents and professionals established in August of 2002. Their mission statement is to promote applied behaviour analysis for New Zealanders increasing:
- The awareness of, and research relating to, Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), for those affected by ASD, related disorders and other challenging behaviours.
- The availability of applied-behaviour-analytic professionals, programmes, training, and employment opportunities.
WCTABA Kids' Club.
Sponsored by Autism New Zealand, Inc. (Waikato Branch) Kids' Club is a fun and educational afternoon for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Kids' Club is based on the science of behaviour analysis, one of the most effective and widely documented methods of helping individuals with autism.
Harrient Lane WWW Links
John Hopkins University, the home of the John Hopkins Children's Centre, a world-recognised centre of excellence in comprehensive paediatric medical programmes, also produces one of the world's most widely used paediatric texts - the Harriet Lane Handbook. In addition, it maintains and edits Harriet Lane WWW Links website. this website evaluates and provides links to over 5000 webpages. It is easy to navigate and has a great little search engine that makes pinpointing resources easy. It contains significant resources on ASD for both parents and professionals that respond to the search terms: 'Autism', 'Pervasive Development Disorders', 'Asperger Syndrome' and the full name of 'ASD'.
NB: ASDIN website applied for, and gained acceptance to the John Hopkins Children's Centre and Harriet Lane Links comprehensive database via an all-inclusive website guideline entry check.