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UCLA (n.d.). UCLA Peers Clinic. Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. https://www.semel.ucla.edu/peers

PEERS is an acronym for Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills. It is an evidence-based intervention for teaching social skills. Developed at UCLA by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, it has been adapted and used across the country with children, teens, and young adults with ASD, ADHD, social/behavioral challenges, and social pragmatic communication disorder. The teen program focuses on specific skills like initiating greetings and hang outs, safely and appropriately navigating electronic communication, discussing a variety of topics with peers, and learning to deal with conflict and resolve disagreements.

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The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) is world-renowned for providing evidence-based social skills treatment to preschoolers, adolescents, and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression,…

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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (2014, August 12). Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) clinical pathway - all settings. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. https://www.chop.edu/clinical-pathway/autism-spectrum-disorder-developmental-disorders-clinical-pathway

The ASD Care Pathway is a clinical and evidence-based approach to addressing and managing challenging behaviors associated with ASD. It utilizes a team-based approach involving the child, the child’s family, and all members of the child’s therapeutic and educational team. It includes strategies for managing behavior, structuring the environment, and developing communication skills. There are numerous resources available for use at home (to help with things like managing medication or assessing pain) as well as resources to use in the classroom or group (like social stories).

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Dealing with Very
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Strategies for All Patients with Autism or Developmental Delays

Posted: June 2014
Revised: December 2020
Authors: J. Miller, PhD; E. Friedlaender, MD; A. Bennett Palladino, MD

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Thrive Child Development Centre. (2021). Autism Spectrum Disorder: Challenging behaviours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYbvHyMFIwk

This video defines challenging behaviors and lists some of those seen in ASD like aggression, self-injury, tantrums, and repetitive body movements. It explains why children use these behaviors to meet needs, or to gain or escape stimuli. The video also discusses the importance of considering setting events (or slow triggers). It explains the connection between behaviors and antecedents and consequences. It gives some strategies to use during and after problem behaviors: redirection, task assistance, and rebuilding relationships. Finally, it discusses the importance of the adult’s behavior or reaction to the challenging behavior and tips for responding.

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The Carmen B. Pingree Autism Center of Learning. (2022, April 20).  Sensitivity differences in autism: Sensory overload. Carmen B. Pingree Autism Center of Learning. https://carmenbpingree.com/blog/sensory-overload-in-autism/

This article explains the sensory sensitivities associated with ASD, and highlights the fact that they can differ greatly from child-to-child. It explains the difference between hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity, and the signs of sensory overload. It also includes a number of accommodations that can be made to the classroom or home environment in order to help prevent sensory overload, like dimming the lights, providing noise-canceling headphones or earplugs, and offering fidgets.

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Since every child with autism is unique, it's imperative that you tune in to the specific needs of your child. Although autism is a complex disorder and each child displays their own set of symptoms, sensory overload is common. When left unaddressed, this can significantly impact a child's quality of life.

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Thrive Child Development Centre. (2021). Autism Spectrum Disorder: Preventative strategies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYbvHyMFIwk

This video discusses the importance of preventative strategies for supporting youth with ASD and reducing inappropriate behaviors. Specifically, it discusses the importance of primping and visual strategies. It talks about the importance of predictability and routine for children with autism. Priming and visual tools can help reduce anxiety caused by change, and thus decrease unwanted behaviors. They also help prevent communication breakdowns. Both of these also support transitions and independence. The video explores an array of priming and visual strategies such as first-then boards, visual choice boards, visual schedules, calendars, and rules.