Autism

Including visual supports, such as a self-management checklist, during vocational training organizes activities to aid students’ independence as they learn expectations and routines.

Error correction is an instructional strategy used to address incorrect responses during skill acquisition.

Behavioral Momentum is an instructional strategy that helps students transition from easy tasks to more challenging tasks, building confidence and engagement by creating a pattern of success.

A first/then visual support is an effective strategy used to help students understand and follow a sequence of activities.

Priming is an antecedent strategy where relevant information is presented before an activity occurs to increase appropriate responding and reduce challenging behavior.

Meeting your student’s sensory needs by identifying and supporting sensory preferences or sensitivities can have a significant impact on their success in the classroom.

A visual timer is an antecedent tool especially helpful for tasks with clear start and end points. They can support student behavior and enhance classroom management.

This video shows one educator sharing how she uses the various features of a single-button mid-tech augmentative and alternative communication device with students in her classroom.

Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (A-B-C) data collection serves to identify the antecedents (A) that set the stage for or trigger problem behavior (B) to occur and the consequences (C) that appear to maintain that behavior. Typically, this data is collected over multiple sessions and is used to identify patterns and functions of behavior.