No Fighting, No Biting, No Screaming

How to Make Behaving Positively Possible for People with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Bo Hejlskov Elvén

Paperback: £13.99 / $19.95

2010, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-126-2, BIC 2: VFJD JNS

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Introduction. 1. Challenging Behaviours: Definitions and Theories. What is challenging behaviour? Dangerous behaviour? Or just difficut? Throwing the blame on somebody else. History: Theories and therapies. A new outlook. Background to our conceptions. Summary. 2. Conceptions and Misconceptions. The importance of self-control. Methods for changing behaviour. Consequence and structure. Conceptions of the causes of behaviour. Summary. 3. Adjustment of Demands. Methods of adjusting demands. Ability to respond to demands. Summary. 4. Stress Factors: A Model for Explaining Chaos. The effects of stress. Basic stress factors. Situational stress factors. Warning signs. Signs of chaos. Protective or calming factors. Summary. 5. When Conflict Happens: Keeping it Calm. Theories of affect and emotion contagion. The low-arousal approach. Creating diversions. Confrontation or intervention? Conflict -seeking service-users. Summary. 6. Looking to the Future. Fundamental principles. Leaving the past behind. References. Index.

Author information

• Bo Hejlskov Elvén

Subject areas

• Disability
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes
• Psychiatry and Psychology

Keywords

• ADHD,
• anger management,
• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• carers,
• challenging behaviour,
• child psychology,
• Down's syndrome,
• families,
• intellectual disabilities,
• mental health,
• nonverbal learning disabilities,
• obsessive compulsive disorder,
• occupational therapy,
• parenting,
• pervasive developmental disorder,
• psychology,
• sensory issues,
• social care,
• social work

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