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NAS Professional Conference 14: Dr. Stephen Tyler
A compilation of live tweets from Dr. Tyler’s presentation Severe Challenging Behaviour: Impact, Perceptions and Support at the National Autistic Society’s Professional Conference 2014 in Harrogate, UK. Any errors or omissions are my own. –
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Listening to Dr. Stephen Tyler on Severe Challenging Behaviour: Impact, Perceptions & Support. #NASprof14 #autism
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Stages of ignorance include: Innocence, where you’re sure you can learn. #NASprof14
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The final stage of ignorance: You know you don’t know, other people know you don’t know, & that’s OK. #NASprof14 #autism
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“Challenging” behaviors often happen when #autistic people are caught by surprise. #NASprof14
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It’s much easier to work with other people’s children than with your own, muses Stephen Tyler. #NASprof14
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The impact of environment on the behavior of #autistic people cannot be underestimated. #NASprof14
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We need more research into challenging behaviors & #autistic adults! #NASprof14
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When it comes to training staff in proactive/positive supports for #autism & challenging behavior, frequent revisiting necessary. #NASprof14
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Many young #autistic people get insufficient respite during their educational day – their schedule is overfull. #NASprof14
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#Autism educational consultants should be called in to observe situations that work as well as situations that don’t. #NASprof14
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It’s critical to differentiate between tantrums, and meltdowns (physical response to environment). #autism #autistic #NASprof14
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Sometimes #autistic people recover from distressing incidents less quickly than staff do. And vice versa. Be mindful & observant #NASprof14
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If possible, avoid detailed discussion of a distressing incident while #autistic person is still recovering; may delay recovery. #NASprof14
