strategies to decrease unwanted behaviors in children with autism.

1. Strategies to decrease unwanted behaviors in
children with autism

2. Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God.

3. There are tons of things out there to help
decrease unwanted behaviors in children with
autism.
 PECS SYSTEM
 IPAD
 MEDICATIONS
 ABA THERAPY

4. A PECS system is a set of pictures that can help the
child with autism be able to communicate with
pictures.
To create PECS from home you must purchase:
 A small binder
 Regular construction paper
 Laminate the construction paper sections
 Whole punch them
 Go on line and purchase some pictures or take
and print your own
 Place Velcro strips on back of pictures and on
laminated construction pages

5. Some children with autism do better with
electronic devices. Some apps that are helpful on
the IPAD are:
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Autism Tracker
Autism apps
Bugs and buttons
Good night moon
Magic Piano
PBS app
Toca Boca apps
Wheels on the Bus

6. Some children with autism may display some
aggressive behaviors or hyperactivity which cannot be
controlled at home or school. There are some
medications if a child displays hyperactivity or
aggression and you can talk to the child’s psychiatrist
about the options available.
Some of the medications work and some don’t work
you just have to unfortunately keep trying different
ones to see what works best for the child.
A few for aggression are:
 Risperdal or several other antipsychotics
 Zoloft or Prozac and other anti depressants
 Depakote which is a mood stabilizer but has been
said to have several side effects

7. A few medications prescribed for hyperactivity are:
 Focalin
 Adderal
 Ritalin
For sleep issues you can give your child melatonin
you can go to www.allstarhealth.com or
www.swanson.com and get liquid melatonin for a
younger child and depending on their weight
your doctor will be able to let you know how
much to give them.

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In the 1960’s Dr. Ivar Lovaas Pioneered Applied
Behavior Analysis interventions to decreased
severe challenging behaviors and establish
communicative language.
He sought to improve outcomes for early
intervention for children with autism provided in
their homes with parent participation. (2011,
Smith).
ABA Therapy is also known as behavior
modification
ABA Therapy teaches children with autism how to
respond appropriately, how to make requests
and to behave as a typical child would

9. Some other methods of help would be to read
up on some material to help you with your
child with autism.
 A Treasure chest for behavioral strategies for
individuals with autism
 Let me Hear Your Voice by Catherine Maurice
 Signing times DVD’s
 Chewy tubes for PICA
 Sensory toys www.beyondplay.com or
www.amazon.com

10. I have included some information in the
downloadable materials tab on how to create
some safe spots in your home. Please check
this out!

11. If you have any questions or comments you can
email me strategies2cope@gmail.com or get
a hold of me on Udemy. Thanks!