Supporting Positive Behaviour in Intellectual Disabilities and Autism: Practical Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviour

by Tony Osgood

This highly practical book is an accessible and grounded handbook for addressing challenging behaviour in children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), including autism. It recognises that challenging behaviour does not appear out of nowhere and is meaningful for the person exhibiting it. Behaviour can be communicative and an important signifier of underlying sensory or environmental issues. Focusing on a person-centred approach throughout, the book has advice and strategies for working with the client's families, support staff and professionals. It also presents best practice for analysing and addressing challenging behaviour in various settings such as schools, hospitals and the home, all while stressing the need to keep the human story at the heart of any assessment and intervention. Each chapter features questions for discussion or reflection and exercises for the reader to complete. Informal, frank and free of jargon, this is indispensable for professionals, parents, and anyone working with people with intellectual disability or autism.

289 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 19, 2019

Reviews

[Millie Camp · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great resource for special education teachers. My only gripe is that it doesn’t suggest alternative strategies for when the child’s home life is the root cause of the behavior, and it is out of the teacher’s control to fix their home life.

[Emma Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting and insightful book about behaviour strategies. I generally feel the world will be a better place once people are no longer punished for their challenging behaviours and helped to make their lives better instead.