Function Junction:Behavior Matters
Dr. Susan Catlett and Cissy Carter, both Board Certified Behavior Analysts, discuss practical solutions to behavior challenges that they have experienced in the many years they have consulted to schools and families regarding individuals with disabilities.
Function Junction:Behavior Matters
Presume Competence - Part 2
Susan and Cissy continue their conversation with Mary Fitzgerald. She gives great advice like watching peers of the same age as the individuals you are working with to see what makes for fun social activities. Uno can be fun, but if no one in their school is doing that, we should do something else. They also talk about the impact inclusion has had such that individuals with special needs participate regularly in activities in their school and community. She also talks about the importance "consent for touch". Asking for permission to provide physical support teaches that others should ask as well and that we all have the right to say "no".