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Strategies for Managing Challenging Behaviors in Children With Autism

When children act out, itu2019s easy to chalk this down to u2018misbehavingu2019. However, this is not always the case. For example, among children with autism and related conditions, challenging behavior is often their way of responding to feeling anxious, stressed, or overwhelmed.<br>

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Strategies for Managing Challenging Behaviors in Children With Autism

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  1. STRATEGIESFOR MANAGINGCHALLENGING BEHAVIORSINCHILDREN WITHAUTISM www.kiokocenter.com

  2. Whenchildrenactout,it’seasytochalkthis downto‘misbehaving’.However,thisisnot alwaysthecase.Forexample,among childrenwithautismandrelatedconditions, challengingbehaviorisoftentheirwayof respondingtofeelinganxious,stressed,or overwhelmed. Assuch,wheneveryourchildbeginstoact out,rememberthatthisisnotintentionalon theirbehalf.They’resimplytryingtofinda waytoregulatetheiremotionsorexpress theirdiscomfortrelatingtowhatis happeningtothosearoundthem—notto getareactionoutofyou.

  3. Whataresomeof thechallenging behaviors associatedwith autism? Whencaringforachildwithautism,youmay noticethattheybegintoexhibitchallenging behaviorswhenevertheyfeeloverwhelmed.This couldincludestimmingandactionstypically associatedwithameltdown.

  4. Stimmingrefersto“self-stimulating”,repetitive behaviorsthathelpautisticchildren“manage excessenergyandself-soothe.”Mostly,this involvesgesturessuchasarmorhandflapping orrocking,whicharegenerallynothingtoworry about.However,therearescenariosinwhich stimmingcanbecomedangerous,asitleaves yourchildatriskofhurtingthemselvesor others. Meltdownsrefertoaseriesofbehaviorsthat individualswithASDmayshowcasewhentheir emotionsreachaparticularpeak.Whilethiswill lookdifferentforeachchild,“thislossofcontrol canbeexpressedverbally(e.g. screaming,crying),physically(e.g. shouting, kicking, lashingout,biting)orinbothways.”

  5. Howtomanagethe challengingbehaviors associatedwithautism? Fortunately,therearemanystepsthatyoucantaketo managethechallengingbehaviorsthataretypically associatedwithASD. AvoidTriggers Redirect Lookintointerventivetherapies

  6. AvoidTriggers Oneofthe easiestwaystohelpreduce challengingbehaviors,stemming,and meltdownsamongchildrenwithautismisto avoidputtingtheminsituationswherethey mayfeeloverwhelmedortriggered.For example,ifyourchildshowsparticular sensitivitytonoise,youmaywanttoavoid crowded,noisyenvironmentsorbesureto bringnoise-cancelingheadphonesalongwith you.

  7. Redirect Whenyourchildisactingout,youmustn’t attemptto“tellthemoff”orshoutatthem.After all,thiscouldonlyheightentheirstressand anxiety, makingthesituationworseratherthan better.Instead,youshouldfocusonredirecting thembyturningtheirattentiontosomethingelse. Forexample,iftheyareoverwhelmedbecause there’stoo muchgoingonaroundthem, offer themafewdifferentoptions:Wouldyouliketo wearyourheadphones?Wouldyouliketogo somewherequieter?Wouldyouliketogobackto thecar?Thishelpsyourchildtofeelmorein control,whichcanaidwithemotionalregulation.

  8. Lookinto interventive therapies Manystudieshavefoundthatlisteningtomusic canalsohelpchildrenwithautismandrelated disorderschangehowtheyviewtheworld.This couldmakeiteasierforthemtosucceedboth sociallyandacademically. Onasimilarthread,theadaptabilitygarnered throughlisteningtomusiccanalsohelpthem betterregulateorcontroltheiremotions.Thisis becausetheycanturntomusicwhenfeeling overwhelmed. If you’d like to find out more about the range of in-person and online therapies like Occupational Therapist, Speech Language Therapist, Pediatric Therapist, we have no offer; please do not hesitate to get in touch today.

  9. ContactUs Website www.kiokocenter.com PhoneNumber 978-681-6605 Email kioko@kiokocenter.com Address KiokoCenter 820TurnpikeSt #104,NorthAndover,MA01845

  10. THANKYOU

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