Autism, Anxiety and Challenge Behaviours

Autism, Anxiety and Challenging Behaviours

What is underlying when we see behaviours that challenge in autistic children?

What can we do to support the child and reduce the distress they are communicating and support positive communication?

This session will talk through these questions and provide some ‘take aways’ that parents/carers/teachers can put into practice.

Autism, Anxiety & Challenging Behaviours with a children's well-being practitioner - tips & advice

"The call was informal but informative, I learned things about my daughter that now make total sense to me!"

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What this webinar covers:

0:00 – 0:36: Introduction
0:37 – 2:19: The origins of ‘challenging behaviour’
2:20 – 3:58: Defining ‘challenging behaviour’
3:59 – 5:18: What causes challenging behaviour?
5:19 – 8:15: Serious considerations – is your child’s behaviour really termed as challenging behaviour?
8:16 – 41:43: Causes of challenging behaviour and how we can manage them.
8:27 -15:54: Decreasing anxiety
15:55 – 24:31: Sensory differences and sensory input
24:37 – 29:21: Sensory support
29:22 – 36:08: Communication and emotional literacy
36:09 – 41:43: Alexithymia and emotions
41:44 – 54:48: Meltdowns
48:54 – 52:22: The negative cycle of meltdowns
52:23 – 54:48: Supporting children in meltdown
54:49 – End: Conclusion and takeaways from the webinar

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Jodie Smitten

Jodie Smitten is an independent children’s well-being practitioner specialising in autism. Jodie has many years of experience in working alongside autistic children and their families; advocating for identification, educational adjustments, changes in parental approaches and positive self-identity. Jodie has degree in psychology, a post graduate certificate in autism & Asperger’s syndrome and is undertaking a Masters in the same subject. Jodie is also a parent of autistic children.

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