School Wide Positive Behaviour Support

  The content in this post is from a short talk by Kate Strutt at the Autism Show in Manchester.It is a brief overview of some of the key elements of a school wide positive behaviour support. The aim is to provide some ideas and thoughts about how to improve behaviour across different schools and…

Does ‘behaviour management’ really manage challenging behaviour?

Adults and children with disabilities can be at greater risk of presenting with behaviours that challenge (Department of Health Nice Guidelines: Challenging Behaviour and Learning Disabilities 2015). There are widely recognised reasons for this additional vulnerability, such as the environment not meeting the person’s communication or independent skill needs. Due to the nature of behaviours…