Focus on Behavior and Discipline

A functional behavioral assessment is used to help identify the reasons behind problem behaviors. In an FBA the evaluator gathers information about the time, place, and severity of negative behaviors in order to understand patterns that result in acting out. The information is used to develop interventions to alter the factors that precede or reinforce unwanted behaviors.

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Ross Greene on Challenging Behavior

by Eve Kessler, Esq.
for Smart Kids with LD

This article is based on the presentation by Ross W. Greene, PhD, Children Do Well When They Can: Identifying and Solving Problems That Cause Challenging Behaviors. Dr. Greene, a leading authority on Oppositional Defiant Disorder, is the originator of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions model and founding director of the nonprofit Lives in the Balance.

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School Discipline: Your Child’s Rights

by Eve Kessler, Esq.
for Smart Kids with LD

During a school disciplinary hearing, kids with identified disabilities have special protections under the law. Parents need to understand these unique rights and be proactive about ensuring their implementation.

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School Suspension for ADHD?

by Eve Kessler, Esq.
for Smart Kids with LD

Students with LD and ADHD are suspended from school at greater rates than their peers without learning challenges. Increasingly, school codes of conduct penalize behaviors that these students struggle to control on a regular basis, putting them at risk for suspension.

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Behavior and Discipline

BEHAVIOR AND DISCIPLINE

PRESENTATIONS

What Parents Should Know About School Discipline for Kids with LD/ADHD/ASD

Robert M. Tudisco, Esq.

Building Your Parent Toolkit, One Strategy at a Time

Session One: Managing Challenging Behavior

Solandy Forte, PhD, LCSW, BCBA-D

Building Your Parent Toolkit, One Strategy at a Time

Session Two: Boosting Independence

Solandy Forte, PhD, LCSW, BCBA-D

qEEG and Neurofeedback: Breakthrough Applications in Neuroscience That Lead to Improved Diagnosis and Treatment of Emotional, Behavioral and Learning Issues

James Cooney, LCSW

Teaching Kids How to Be Good Winners and Losers

Meghan Perazella, MEd, BCBA

ARTICLES FOR PARENTS

VIDEOS

What Parents Should Know
About School Discipline for
Kids with LD/ADHD/ASD

Building Your Parent Toolkit,
One Strategy at a Time

Session One:
Managing Challenging Behavior

Building Your Parent Toolkit,
One Strategy at a Time

Session Two:
Boosting Independence

qEEG and Neurofeedback:
Breakthrough Applications in Neuroscience
That Lead to Improved Diagnosis and
Treatment of Emotional, Behavioral and
Learning Issues

Teaching Kids How to Be
Good Winners and Losers