FAQs

Strategies

Behaviour

Why is this student in my class?

• Why I Am In Your Class
• Dear Teacher

Why is my student engaging in these unusual behaviours?

• Behaviour And Communication (pdf)
• Why We Communicate (pdf)
• How We Communicate (pdf)
• Understanding Behaviours (pdf)

How can I understand what my non-verbal student is trying to communicate to me?

• Personal Dictionary (pdf)
• Behaviour Dictionary (pdf)

What is a functional behaviour assessment?

• Motivation Assessment (pdf)
• Functional Behavour Assessment (pdf)

What kinds of questions do I need to ask to gather information for my assessment?

• Factors Which Decrease Behaviour (pdf)
• Factors Which Increase Behaviour (pdf)
• Preliminary Communication (pdf)
• Prevention Strategies (pdf)
• Sample Behaviour Plan (pdf)
• Sample Behaviour Analysis (pdf)
• Sample Setting Events Checklist (pdf)
• Behaviour Detective Shell (pdf)

How do I teach my student new ways to communicate his/her needs?

• Instructional Techniques (pdf)
• Consistency Wit Cues (pdf)
• Competing Behaviour Model Sample (pdf)
• Competing Behaviour Model Blank (pdf)
• Additional Teaching Techniques (pdf)

What kinds of strategies can you suggest for specific behaviours?

• Increasing Tactile Tolerance (pdf)
• Decreasing Drooling Behaviour (pdf)
• Decreasing Hands In Mouth (pdf)
• Throwing Objects (pdf)
• Hands In Mouth (pdf)

How do I know if my student's behaviours are due to pain?

• Behaviour Caused By Pain (pdf)

• Sample Behavioural Script (pdf)