Some Books about Seemingly - Happy Seemingly Reading!

It’s not unusual for people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to exhibit challenging behaviors including noncompliance, aggression, and repetitive actions that interfere with daily life. These behaviors, which appear meaningless, unproductive, or even dangerous, can be changed or stopped.

This guide describes functional behavior assessment (FBA), a highly regarded strategy that parents and professionals can use to identify the factors contributing to the problem behavior. As the book explains, children and adults with ASDs are susceptible to unwanted behaviors due to difficulties with communication skills, social skills, and narrow interests. For example, a nonverbal adult engages in head-banging to obtain beads reserved for times when he needs calming; a child with social skills deficits inappropriately seeks attention by hitting classmates; or an adolescent hyperfocused on one tv program irritates everyone by constantly talking about it. An FBA helps to determine what purpose the behavior serves for the individual and the specific circumstances that led to learning the behavior in the first place. Later on, the assessment is used to develop an intervention plan to help the individual unlearn the behavior.

Anyone can learn the basics of FBA. The book’s step-by-step explanations, forms, and case studies make it easy for parents and professionals to:

• Decide which challenging behavior to address
• Select members of an FBA team
• Measure behavior
• Gather information from other observers
• Establish a baseline
• Observe a problem behavior
• Test the hypothesis about the function of the behavior
• Begin to plan for an intervention
• Troubleshoot

With Functional Behavior Assessment for People with Autism caregivers are well on the way to breaking down the barriers created by challenging behavior. A forthcoming sequel will thoroughly address how to develop an effective behavioral intervention plan..
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Once you've determined the purpose of a child's or student's seemingly senseless behavior by doing a functional behavior assessment (FBA), the next step is to work on changing or modifying the behavior. Stop That Seemingly Senseless Behavior! follows up on Dr. Glasberg's previous book, Functional Behavior Assessment for People with Autism, with a guide to developing an effective behavior intervention plan to stop undesirable behaviors such as hitting, screaming, or repetitive questioning.

Stop That Seemingly Senseless Behavior! outlines an educational approach for parents, teachers, adult service providers, and aides that not only quickly reduces the problem behavior but also teaches the individual with autism new skills to get his needs met. It covers:

Review of what an FBA is

How behavior is learned and unlearned

Preventing challenging behavior

Replacement behaviors

Reinforcement techniques

Pros & cons of reinforcement vs. punishment

Interventions tailored to the function of the problem behavior

Collecting and graphing data

Writing behavior intervention plans

Troubleshooting

Positive Behavior Supports

Full of case studies and Keep it Simple tips, plus forms, figures, and graphs, Stop That Seemingly Senseless Behavior! offers families and professionals proven strategies to change a person's challenging behavior, helping him to have a more productive and inclusive future.

An example from the book of an FBA-based intervention:
Marie's problem behavior was swearing. An FBA revealed that Marie's swearing functioned to obtain attention from a preferred teacher. Her behavioral intervention allowed her five fewer swear words per day in order to obtain her reinforcer: 15 minutes of special time with her preferred teacher. In order to increase her chances of success, once Marie was only swearing 20 times per day, the allowed swears were reduced by only one each day. The teachers used a token board to help her visualize how many "swears" she had left. After two months, Marie was down to zero swearing incidents per day, and maintained this decreased level one year later..
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Based on examples from the Bible, Women Who Made a Difference provides touching fictional accounts that modern moms will appreciate

Each story and accompanying application demonstrates how much God values mothers. Stories provide examples of how everyday circumstances and decisions influence the lives of our children in life-changing and eternal ways..
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Synchronicity--the occurrence of meaningful coincidence--has fascinated scholars and ordinary folks alike for enturies While Carl Jung and others have dealt with the theory of synchronicity, until now no one has highlighted the stories themselves. Phil Cousineau has put together a fascinating collection of these intriguing stories from well-known authors such as Huston Smith and Larry Dossey, as well as people from many other walks of life. Borrowing examples from literature, poetry, myths, and movies such as Casablanca, Cousineau shows that synchronicity is an unfolding, a sudden connection to our soul and destiny. Recognizing these soul moments help us follow the thread of our lives and sense the invisible bonds that connect us..
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Finally, a keepsake book for new parents, not just their babies -- because Mom and Dad accomplish something new every day, too. Jot down the first time you kept your shirt clean for more than 10 minutes, keep track of the first time you engaged in saliva-based hygiene, and paste in a memorial photo of yourself as a well-rested person..
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Email at the White House is deep, personal, candid, unfiltered communication within the leadership of the most powerful nation on Earth. And it's very, very broken. Learn about technical and security concerns that blast through political rhetoric and even party affiliation. Read this book and you'll understand the three root causes of the White House email problem. You'll also understand how six very doable recommendations can quickly and easily bring security and safety back to White House email..
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Wait \wāt\—(verb) to remain stationary in readiness or expectation

Have you ever felt like your life was at a stand-still? Have you ever watched from the sidelines as people, time, and opportunity pass you by?

You may believe that your season of waiting is a period of temporary neglect and delay; it might even be commonplace for you to expend considerable time and energy fighting against this process despite its inevitability.

Waiting, however, is an inescapable part of life. During this struggle you can easily miss the invaluable treasures waiting to be discovered along the journey.

In Seemingly Stalled? Lessons Learned from the Shoulder of Life’s Highway, author and teacher Najiyyah Brooks Harris brilliantly blends humor from personal experiences, biblical instruction, and soul-stirring inspiration into a guide of wisdom on how to navigate through life during the times when you are forced to be still.

Readers will find themselves soaring with new perspective! It will be impossible to ever view the Seemingly Stalled? moments in our lives the same way again.

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To the average American, British English can be as difficult to decipher as Swahili or ancient Aramaic. Suppose, for example, a Londoner instructs you to 'pin back your lug-holes'; how would you perform such a task? Or suppose a Liverpudlian invites you to share his 'jam buttie'; should you turn away in disgust or thank him for his hospitality? The answer to these questions and more await you in this informative and amusing deck of Knowledge Cards by Andy Swapp.

Each of the 48 cards features, on one side, a bewildering British colloquialism, epithet, or expletive and, on the flip side, its definition, origin, and equivalent in American slang. Language lovers on both sides of the Atlantic will enjoy this pithy romp through the Queen's English..
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