Using Labels

Looking Beyond the Label

“If your head hurts, you’ve probably been hitting it against a wall.”

– Me

What are labels good for? ADHD

ODD

PDD

EH ASD

Excuses for them and for us? Guides for interaction and instruction?

“If it hasn’t been working for the last six months, chances are it won’t work tomorrow.”

– Me

Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Includes autism, Asperger, Rett, and others Severe Social Problems Many Undiagnosed

The Facts

free choice rewards

specificity

provided escape routine + structure

peer buddies

literal language

How to Help

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

Most Diagnosed: ≥10% Academic problems Not related to IQ

The Facts

prompt + fade

How to proximity Help have an out attention guidance routine + structure

community

Bipolar Disorder

Mania Dangerous as Depression High Suicide Rate Children = Rapid Cycling

The Facts

attention

rest + escape

communication physical activity

responsibility

How to Help

Bullying & Aggression

Bullies Are Created

The Facts

Displaced Anger 60% Bullies = Adult Convicts

clear definition

leadership roles

How to Help

break the frame

eye contact

keep cool

don’t hug a cactus

What are labels good for? ADHD

ODD

ASD

EH PDD

“We have to be more capable of being calm and in control than they are capable of having a problem.”

– Rick Sudsberry