Managing the Cycle of Meltdowns for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder

<p><strong><em>How to keep meltdowns from overheating your classroom</em></strong></p><p>This book outlines practical steps for preventing and responding to the various phases of meltdown behavior in students with ASD. Based on Geoff Colvin’s best-selling book Managing the Cycle of Acting Out Behavior in the Classroom this practitioner-friendly guide provides special and general education teachers with his seven-phase positive behavior support model that includes interventions for each phase. Readers will also find:</p><ul> <li>An overview of the nature of autism and meltdown phases</li> <li>Case studies with examples of behaviors and plans</li> <li>A chapter on parent communication</li> <li>Prevention techniques for the early stages of the cycle</li></ul>