Challenging behaviour in individuals with intellectual disabilities refers to a spectrum of actions—such as aggression, self-injury, property destruction and socially inappropriate conduct—that ...

Though there are many different types of strategies to help with challenging behaviors, the focus of this week will be on prevention strategies, or how you can change the antecedents. Most caregivers ...

An AI-based behavioural analysis technology is currently being tried out in Seoul to detect and prevent challenging behaviours from people with developmental disabilities. SK Telecom (SKT), the ...

This module is about managing your child’s non-compliant behaviors during mission plan activities. Has your child been refusing to participate in steps of their mission plan even when you use the ...

The therapy long considered the gold standard for autism faces an increasingly virulent opposition, mostly from people who experienced it in childhood. Applied behavior analysis, or ABA therapy, ...

As a psychologist specializing in working with kids and adolescents with very challenging behavior, I spend a lot of time thinking about how to help kids stay “regulated,” which in essence means calm ...

A multi-state lawsuit challenging the right of people with disabilities to live and receive services in the community is ...

Ableism, a form of discrimination that favours able-bodied individuals, often stems from misconceptions and stereotypes about disabilities. One of the most pervasive assumptions is that a person ...

Families believe their children are being punished for behaviour linked to their disabilities at a Cork special school with a pattern of suspensions, the National Disability Authority (NDA) has been ...