A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Individuals with Autism [Paperback]

Beth Fouse (Author), Maria Wheeler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1997

A cornucopia of ideas, strategies, and concepts that will apply to virtually any situation! The authors address sensory, communication, and physical and social-emotional issues by increasing desired behaviors and decreasing unwanted behaviors. You will also learn how to build "sensory diets" into everyday activities; use antecedent control; teach students to self-regulate; deal with self-injurious behaviors, physical or verbal aggression, toilet training, obsessive-compulsive behavior, and fixations; deal with crisis/stress/data management, data management, and much more. Whatever problems you face, you'll find helpful solutions to them in this book. This book should be on every teacher's and parent's bookshelf. Great reference source!

Editorial Reviews

Review

“At long last! A book on behavior strategies that was comprehensive, easy to understand and easy to use. Thank you Beth and Maria!"
Special education teacher
 

“I’ve already tried some of your behavior strategies—and they worked! Thanks for such a useful book."
Parent of a child with PDD
 

“Loved the Case Examples—they really helped me understand the intervention strategies. Now I can help my students more effectively."
Special Education Teacher
 

About the Author

Beth Fouse, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Services, School of Education and Psychology, at The University of Texas at Tyler. She has over twenty years experience in the public schools as a classroom teacher and administrator. Beth currently teaches courses in gifted education and special education in various disability areas including autism, communication disorders and behavioral disorders. She is a certified instructor in Nonviolent Crises Intervention and has been certified by Dr. Guy Berard as an auditory integration practitioner. Beth works one day per week with a special education cooperative providing family training, school/home liaison services, classroom consultation for teachers of students with autism and other behavioral disorders. She also provides in-service training for other school districts and educational agencies in the northeast Texas area.

Maria Wheeler, M.Ed., has spent more than twenty years of her professional life in the fields of Psychology and Special Education, with an emphasis on Neurobehavioral Disorders, Applied Behavior Analysis, and Specific Learning Disabilities. She has held positions in Florida and Texas as a special education classroom teacher, behavior specialist, and director of behavioral services for residential treatment centers serving adults and children with neurobehavioral disorders and developmental disabilities. She currently holds Texas teacher certificates/endorsements in Serious Emotional Disturbance and Autism, Special Education, and Psychology. Maria works as a private consultant serving various school districts, educational agencies, and families throughout Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Future Horizons; 1 edition (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885477368
• ISBN-13: 978-1885477361
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff for the "practicalities" of living with autism, February 20, 2002

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"mrs_n0rseman" (Beavercreek, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Individuals with Autism (Paperback)

This book provides great hands-on tips for dealing with autism. The case studies and examples make confusing or unusual approaches much clearer and easier to try at home or explain to others (doctors, teachers, etc.). Reading cover to cover is unnecessary, all chapters can be read independently. The authors give clear, knowledgeable solutions for dealing with such problem behaviors as escaping, biting, and "stimming", along with lots of information on using various intervention techniques. A must-have for teachers and parents!

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best resource I ever purchased, February 27, 2004

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Heather Baskerville (West St Paul, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Individuals with Autism (Paperback)

I bought this book not knowing what to expect. I just wanted something, anything to read to help my autistic child. This book is packed with stratagies, keys, cautions and important information. It has a table of contents and you can read what you need. It has a special problem area in which it speaks about eating habits, smearing poo, and various other situations that we may encounter. I use this book daily. I bring it to IEP meetings and just recently after reading about sensory integration and calling the OT and requesting information about products to help with sensory integration, she sent me a packet of information, a few products to try at home to see if they help before I go and spend money on things and a thank you note that said "thanks for all you do". I had never been thanked by a teacher. This book helped me realize that my childs autism will not go away and that there are things that can help him and that I have the power to help him. It also helped open up communication and resources from the school as well and has gotten me respect as well. I am thankful to this book and will keep it on my desk. It is the only book I keep out about autism. Because it is the most useful.
It is well worth the money!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If behavior is an issue, this book is for you!, July 5, 2006

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yhsm39 (Tx.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Individuals with Autism (Paperback)

This book was so helpful in understanding behavioral issues better. As a teacher at a main stream elementary school, I encounter children with milder forms of Autism on a daily basis. I just have thought in the past that their disobedience was blatant. However, through the reading of this book, I have learned that bad behavior many times is a result of their communication and sensory issues. Something as simple as communicating to them in a way that is simple for them to understand and not speaking to them figuratively or giving many commands at once, can avoid an episode of bad behavior. If I can make sure that whatever activities we do are mapped out for the day and that "surprises" on a regular basis do not occur, then we can avoid unnecessary trauma or stress. There are so many useful tips offered that have been tried and proven. If you or someone you know, work with an individual with autism, you definitely need to read this book. It truly is an indispensable source.