Definition, characteristics and challenging behaviors in students with autism. It also gives a brief introduction to positive behavior support interventions.

1. Autism Awareness “ We should acknowledge differences, we should greet differences, until difference makes no difference anymore.” –Adela A. Allen

2. DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis (a.k.a. Autism Spectrum Disorders) Pervasive Developmental Disorders Childhood Disintegrative Disorder Rhett’s Disorder Autism Asperger’s Syndrome Pervasive Developmental Disorders

14. What can you do? Essentially, learning means a change in your thinking, a change in your feeling, a change in your behavior. Learning means that change takes place in the mind, in the emotions and in the will. --Howard G. Hendricks

15. Positive Behavior Supports…..

22. Aggressive Behaviors… Please refer to your CPI training or a staff member who has CPI training in your building.

24. The secret to happiness is a good sense of humor and a bad memory.