Self-regulation interventions and strategies : keeping the body, mind and emotions on task in children with autism, ADHD or sensory disorders / Teresa Garland

By: Garland, Teresa.

Publisher: Eau Claire, WI : PESI Publishing & Media, 2014Description: xiv, 196 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781936128778.Subject(s): SENSORY DISORDERS

| AUTISM

| ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)

| CHILDREN

Contents:

Introduction. - 1. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). - 2. Staying calm and alert. - 3. Sensory modulation. - 4. Eating, sleeping, bowel and bladder. - 5. Emotions and emotional regulation. - 6. Executive function and ADHD. - 7. The self-regulated child. - Worksheets. - Bibliography. - Resources. - Index.

Summary: Keeping children's bodies, minds and emotions on task just got easier with this new book from self-regulation expert Teresa Garland. It features more than 200 practical and proven interventions, strategies and adaptation for helping children gain more control over their lives. Each chapter provides rich background and theoretical material to help the reader better understand the issues our children face. Topics include: Basic and advanced methods to calm a child and to prevent outbursts and melt-downs; Interventions to help with attention problems, impulse control, distractibility and the ability to sit still; Stories and video-modeling for autism, along with techniques to quell repetitive behaviors; Sensory strategies for sensitivity and craving; Behavioral and sensory approaches to picky eating; Ways to increase organization skills using technology and apps; Strategies for managing strong emotions as well as techniques for releasing themReview: “This book is an excellent resource for parents of children with self-regulation issues and the professionals who take care of them. It presents dozens of practical strategies for helping children with many kinds of dysregulation, from autism to Sensory Processing Disorder to ADHD. Therapists will appreciate the well-presented basic theoretical framework, but it is the careful and clear explanation of direct interventions that parents can do at home that is invaluable.” -Sanford Newmark, MD, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-185) and index.

Keeping children's bodies, minds and emotions on task just got easier with this new book from self-regulation expert Teresa Garland. It features more than 200 practical and proven interventions, strategies and adaptation for helping children gain more control over their lives. Each chapter provides rich background and theoretical material to help the reader better understand the issues our children face. Topics include: Basic and advanced methods to calm a child and to prevent outbursts and melt-downs; Interventions to help with attention problems, impulse control, distractibility and the ability to sit still; Stories and video-modeling for autism, along with techniques to quell repetitive behaviors; Sensory strategies for sensitivity and craving; Behavioral and sensory approaches to picky eating; Ways to increase organization skills using technology and apps; Strategies for managing strong emotions as well as techniques for releasing them

“This book is an excellent resource for parents of children with self-regulation issues and the professionals who take care of them. It presents dozens of practical strategies for helping children with many kinds of dysregulation, from autism to Sensory Processing Disorder to ADHD. Therapists will appreciate the well-presented basic theoretical framework, but it is the careful and clear explanation of direct interventions that parents can do at home that is invaluable.” -Sanford Newmark, MD, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

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