10/17/2014 Speaker Profiles Functional Academics for Students Transitioning to Supportive Employment Daniel Parker WDPI, Autism and Family Engagement daniel.parker@dpi.wi.gov (608) 266 – 5194 Daniel Parker As Autism and Family Engagement Consultant for the WI Department of Public Instruction, Daniel provides autism related professional development across the state of Wisconsin. He has a unique blend of home based, general and special education teaching and administrative background at the school, teaching, school district district, and statewide levels with a focus on data, applied behavior analysis, social peer mediated interventions, and the use of technology in teaching. Daniel works closely with WSPEI and other statewide parent organizations to supports families and educators with efforts to improve family engagement activities and outcomes for students with disabilities. Daniel received a Masters Degree in Human and Development and Family Life and a Masters Degree in Special Education both from the University of Kansas. He has a wife, Sarah, a cat, Lily, and the cutest dog in the world, ZuZu. 1 10/17/2014 Terms Used Today • • • • • • • AIM = Autism Internet Modules AS = Autism Spectrum BIP = Behavior Intervention Plan EBP = Evidence Based Practice FBA = Functional Behavior Assessment IEP = Individual Education Plan NPDC-ASD = National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders • PBIS = Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports • RTI = Response to Intervention • UDL = Universal Design for Learning Terms Used Today • Self Monitoring: Ability of an individual to keep track of her/his own behavior over time. • Self Regulation: Ability of an individual to change her/his anxiety and/or stress level. – Identify antecedents to stress and anxiety – Demonstration of stress / anxiety intervention(s) – Chain together antecedent and response • Modeling: Demonstrating the action or skill you would like the learner to display. Workshop Goals Today you walk away with … Terms Used Today • Visual Schedules: Visual schedules display planned activities in the order in which they will occur using symbols, words, pictures, photographs, icons, or actual objects. The mode of the schedule is determined by the needs of the individual with ASD. ASD Schedules can be used in the home, school, work, or community environment. Just as adults use calendars, PDAs, and other visual aids to plan daily events and organize daily obligations, visual schedules help individuals with ASD understand and organize their world (Savner & Myles, 2000). Definition Adapted from National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders: http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/content/social-narratives Setting The Stage Autism is a Unique Puzzle • 1 in 68 children have some form of autism • Key Skills Needed in the Workplace • More common in boys than girls • Social Communication Needs of Students with Autism • Neurological vs. cognitive • General Strategies to Assist Students with Autism • The Autism Spectrum • Renewed Understanding of the Unique Neurology of Students on the Autism Spectrum p • Resources for Further Study 2 10/17/2014 Basic Communication Individual Differences That Change Throughout the Lifetime • Difficulties Naming Objects (Expressive) • Communication Abilities • Difficulties Identifying Objects (Receptive) • Social Communication • • Passions and Interests May Use Different Forms of Communication • Sensory / Neurological Differences ‒ Leading Adult ‒ Pointing ‒ Cry / Bite / Hit “If you met one person with autism …” Effective Strategies Basic Communication Basic Communication Interventions • Communication Systems and Programs to Teach Basic Communication are VITAL to Students with Basic Communication Needs – PECS – Augmentative Communication Systems – IPADs • Presume Competence • Access to Communication Systems • Consider Inability to Convey Pain/Discomfort • Allow for Time to Process Information • Reduce the Verbal Input – Sign Language Effective Strategies Basic Communication • • • Teach multiple communication modes. Consider both low and high tech options. Teach students to: – protest/reject – request help – say “all done” – communicate emotions and physical states – request items Social Communication • Mindblindness • Hidden Curriculum • Attribution • Beyond Social Skills 3 10/17/2014 Social Communication Assessment Beware! Video on Social Communication Needs of Students on Autism Spectrum Organization for Autism Research Understanding g Autism • Social Skill, Social Communication, and Social Pragmatic Assessments May Not be Sensitive to the Specific Skill Deficits of Students who Struggle with Social Thinking • Knowing “What to Do” Given a Social Situation is Not the Same as Knowing “How”, “When”, and “Where” to Engage in Specific and Changing Social Communication Settings From Organization for Autism Research OAR http://www.researchautism.org/resources/teachersdvd.asp Characteristics of Autism • Mind-Blindness • Hidden Curriculum Must be Learned • Differences in Emotional Expression • Difficulty with Attributions – Self – Others Social Behavior Mapping © • • Social Behavior Mapping © Taking Social Thinking ® Concepts and Language and Relating to Behaviors Interfering with Learning • Teaches Relationships of Social Communication/Behavior and Consequences Assists Students to Understand how Their Behavior Affects Their Feelings • Focus is on What to do Instead of What Not to do • Understanding how Behavior Relates to Thinking of Others Social Behavior Mapping©: Connecting Behavior, Emotions, and Consequences Across the Day, Garcia Winner, M. (2007) 4 10/17/2014 Activity Social Behavior Mapping© Social Behavior Mapping © • Discuss “Expected” and “Unexpected” Behaviors p p Feel Behaviors Make People • “Unexpected” Different than “Expected” Behaviors • How People Treat You is Based on how They Feel • How You Feel is Based on How People Treat You Example Doing the Dishes Expected Behaviors • Clean all the dishes • Clean my own dishes • Volunteer when someone else cooks How Expected Behaviors Make Others Feel • Happy • Thankful • Appreciated Consequences You Experience • Invited Over for Dinner / Hugs / Thanked How You Feel About Yourself • Proud / Happy / Helpful Social Behavior Mapping©: Connecting Behavior, Emotions, and Consequences Across the Day, Garcia Winner, M. (2007) Activity Activity Social Behavior Mapping© Social Behavior Mapping© Example Doing the Dishes Unexpected Behaviors • Leave some dishes dirty • Only do my own dishes • Complain about doing dishes / refuse to do dishes How Unexpected Behaviors Make Others Feel • Upset • Think you are rude • Disappointed Consequences You Experience • Not invited for dinner / yelled at / don’t get dessert How You Feel About Yourself • Angry / Upset / Mad / Disappointed in Myself / Confused Social Behavior Mapping © • Goal is to Teach Students to Identify Expected Behaviors and See the Relationship between Showing “Expected Expected Behaviors” Behaviors and “How How They Feel” • 2 • Catch the student doing what is “expected” – Chart with circles and lines to show student 1. Select a Situation 2. Name the Expected Behaviors • • • How do Expected Behaviors Make Others Feel Consequences You Experience How You Feel About Yourself 3. Name the Unexpected Behaviors • • • How do Unexpected Behaviors Make Others Feel Consequences You Experience How You Feel About Yourself Social Behavior Mapping © Social Behavior Mapping©: Connecting Behavior, Emotions, and Consequences Across the Day, Garcia Winner, M. (2007) Contains numerous examples Including Doing Homework, Transitioning in Halls, Riding a Bus, Waiting for Class to Start, If you Have Acne, Wearing Deodorant Social Behavior Mapping©: Connecting Behavior, Emotions, and Consequences Across the Day, Garcia Winner, M. (2007) 5 10/17/2014 CHECK OUT Incredible Five Point Scale • Developed by a Teacher in MN K. D. Buron • Teaches Students to Identify Antecedents that Do and Do Not Cause Anxiety and Which Antecedents Cause Greater Levels of Anxiety Buron, K. D. (2008). Check in poster. Shawnee Mission, KS: AAPC. www.asperger.net. Used with permission. If 3 or higher, probe and use regulation supports Incredible Five Point Scale • Can be Used to Help Students Monitor Anxiety Throughout the Day • Informs Teacher about Student’s Student s Individual Anxiety and Triggers • Provides Opportunity for Problem Solving Discussions Incredible Five Point Scale Identifying Anxiety Levels Level 5 I need to go see Ms. Johnson to calm down. 4 I need to ask for a drink out of the classroom. 3 I count backwards from 50. 2 I need to stop and think. 1 I can do it! Incredible Five Point Scale Daily Check In Level How I Feel in the Morning My Strategies Incredible Five Point Scale Voice Levels Level How Loud My Voice Should Be 5 I am going to need a lot of help today. 5 Emergencies Only!!!! 4 I need to go to my relaxing area and check back in fifteen minutes. 4 Outside at recess. 3 I may need some time getting ready this morning so be patient with me. 3 2 I am a little tired starting out but fine. 2 When asking/answering questions in class or during small group work. When I have a question for my friend in class. 1 I am rested and ready for school! 1 In the library and during silent reading. 6 10/17/2014 Incredible Five Point Scale How Much Help do You Need? Incredible Five Point Scale Staff Behavior Plan Level When the Student… Staff Will . . . 5 Immanent and immediate danger to staff, peer, or student. Use seclusion and restraint in accordance with state law. 4 Throwing objects, loud voice, crying but no danger to self/others. Staff stands back, removes peers from instructional area. Say “You look very upset, is there anything I can do to h l ?” W help?” Waitit ffor student t d t to t calm l before b f giving directions. 3 Is verbally not complying with directions using outside voice. Prompt student to get drink of water and choice to see Ms. Johnson. Level How Much Help I Need 5 I am freaking out and might have a melt down! 4 Can I come over to your desk and go over this? 3 Please review this with me before I start. 2 I will start and raise my hand if I have a question. 2 Is verbally not complying with directions using classroom voice. Prompt student to use break card. Provide 5 minute break. 1 I got this! 1 Is not following group after group direction but not verbal. Walk over to student and provide verbal reminder and ask to repeat directions Incredible Five Point Scale How Urgent is This??? Level Situation 5 Someone is hurt or is going to be hurt. Also – I am going to throw up now! Tell an adult immediately. Ok to use louder voice to get teacher attention. Urgency – Action 4 I am not feeling well and may need to go to nurse. Walk up to teacher and let teacher know you are not feeling well. 3 I am very anxious and need a break. Peers are arguing and it may get out of hand soon. Walk over to teacher or raise hand and tell teacher about situation quietly or give the special signal. 2 I don’t want to wait in line or wait for something. I can count to 140 by 7’s. Don’t need to tell teacher unless I am getting to a 3. 1 Peer is not doing academic work they should be doing. May not be your business. Can discuss with teacher when nobody else is around. Incredible Five Point Scale Video Autism Internet Modules http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/ Learning the Hidden Curriculum Ideas to Assist with Learning the Hidden Curriculum • Hidden curriculum refers to the set of rules or guidelines that are often not directly taught but are assumed to be known. (Garnett, 1984; Hemmings, 2000; Jackson, 1968, Kanpol, 1989). 7 10/17/2014 The Social World and Hidden Curriculum Video Organization for Autism Research (OAR) http://www.researchautism.org/resources/teachersdvd.asp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yAAOI6JUsM 7:57 to 11:30 Ideas to Assist with Learning the Hidden Curriculum • The Hidden Curriculum Addresses . . . • The Hidden Curriculum Changes. . . – Social interactions – Across ages – Safety – Across gender – Social etiquette – In different settings – Figurative language (idioms, slang, metaphors) – With different people / roles Effective Strategies Social Communication • Ideas to Assist with Learning Social Communication and Social Skills Academics Gets a Job / Social-Emotional Keeps a Job • Teach Hidden Curriculum / Figurative Language – Use daily calendars or apps – Teach social and safety skills – Metaphors, idioms, personification, irony, hyperbole, and slang • Use Game Formats and/or Language Cards / Scripts Hidden Curriculum Resources • Judy Endow: Learning the Hidden Curriculum: The Odyssey of One Autistic Adult is another Methodology for Learning the Hidden Curriculum • Brenda Smith Myles: The Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations • The Hidden Curriculum App! Hidden Curriculum for Kids 8 10/17/2014 Visual Supports • Visual Schedules • Visual Boundaries • Transitions Visual Boundaries Visual Boundaries: One of the most basic ways that parents or professionals can provide visual support is to create visual boundaries for the individual with ASD. ASD Boundaries can be created through a variety of means including furniture arrangement, labels, and color-coding. Definition Adapted from National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders: http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/content/visual-supports What it Looks Like! What it Looks Like! What it Looks Like! Static Boundaries 9 10/17/2014 Static Boundaries Moveable Boundaries From: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/?pageId=400 Moveable Boundaries What it Looks Like! Example from Autism Internet Modules, Visual Schedules: http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/ Visual Schedules • Visual Schedules are one of the Visual Support Strategies Identified by NPDC-ASD pp • Visual Supports – Visual Supports – Visual Schedules – Visual Boundaries (archived webinar 10/10/2013) Terms Used Today • Visual Schedules: Visual schedules display planned activities in the order in which they will occur using symbols, words, pictures, photographs, icons, or actual objects. The mode of the schedule is determined by the needs of the individual with ASD. Schedules can be used in the home, school, work, or community environment. Just as adults use calendars, PDAs, and other visual aids to plan daily events and organize daily obligations, visual schedules help individuals with ASD understand and organize their world (Savner & Myles, 2000). Definition Adapted from National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders: http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/content/visual-supports 10 10/17/2014 Why We Like Visual Schedules • Assists ALL Students • P Provides id P Predictability di t bilit / St Structure t ffor Routines • Reduces Teacher Prompting – Promotes Independence Why We Like Visual Schedules • Demonstrates Length of Time and Sequence of Daily Events • Assist with Transitions • Reduce Stress and Anxiety • Helps Teaches and Parents Too! • Easy to Implement! Video Break Watch Video from Autism Internet Modules: http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/ Visual Schedules Defining Visual Schedules Video discusses overview of visual schedules and reasons why they are important for students with autism Group Schedule Example Types of Visual Schedules • Group Schedules vs. Individual Schedules • Daily Schedule vs. In Task (Mini) Schedule • Forms of Representation – Objects, photographs, drawings, words, sentences 11 10/17/2014 Examples of Daily Group Schedule Individual Schedule Example Individual Schedule Example Objects Schedule Used in Activity Objects Schedule Used in Activity Words and Sentences 12 10/17/2014 Examples of Group Schedules Mini / In Task Schedules Put on Put on Put on Put on Put on Under Shirt Pants Socks Shoes Pants Steps 2: Length of Schedule • One item (transitions) Transition Items Transition Items may be the Easiest Way to Help a Student Prepare for an Upcoming Event! • May Reduce Anxiety • Helps Prime Thinking for Upcoming Activity • Gives Student Something to do with Hands and Could Assist with Sensory Transition Items Transition to … Item Math Class Calculator Reading Group Book Bathroom Toilet Paper Recess Jump Rope Lunch Spoon Home Backpack Steps 2: Length of Schedule • Two items (ex: first / then) 13 10/17/2014 Stress and Anxiety and the Autism Spectrum Visual Schedules: First / Then • Anxiety has been Associated with Autism as Early as Kanner’s First D Description i ti iin 1943 • Good for Students who Need Clear Examples • Can be Used with a Daily or In Task Schedule • Good to Assist with “What’s Coming Next” • Contribute to Self Injury and/or Obsessive Routines • Sometimes Used to Assist with Extrinsic Motivation for Less Preferred Tasks (see Warning next few slides) • Leads to Difficulties in School, Work, and Relationships Average Mean Heart Rate Level by Phase for ASD and Typical Group 120 Stress, Anxiety, and Autism • “The principal emotion experienced by autistic people is fear” Temple Grandin • “I hide it well, but the fear and anxiety is always with me” John Elder Robinson 100 100 Mean Heart Rate (bpm) – Higher Resting Heart Rates – Differences in Neuro-Processing 112 110 • People with Autism Present . . . 96 97 100 101 100 98 97 96 90 87 AD Typical 85 83 80 80 78 70 74 75 75 60 50 Baseline Loud Noise Remote Robot Unstructured Time Eating Preferred Food Difficult Task Change in Staff Transition Physical Exertion Phase June Groden,Goodwin, MS, Groden, J, Velicer, WF, Lipsitt, LP, Baron, MG, Hofmann, SG, & Groden, G (2006). Cardiovascular arousal in individuals with autism. Ph.D. The Groden Center, 2012 Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 21, 100‐123. The Fight-Flight-Freeze Response System • Prepares an organism to either fight, flee, or freeze in the presence of (perceived) danger • Leads to increase in: – – – – – – blood sugar level metabolism heart rate blood-pressure breathing rate muscle tension, etc. Causes of Stress and Anxiety o When your neurology causes stress or confusion THEN o You behave in a stressful manner and d THEN o People around you react negatively to your stress which THEN o Causes More Stress (Back to the Top) June Groden, Ph.D. The Groden Center, 2012 14 10/17/2014 This can be found at www.bumperstickers.cafepress.com June Groden, Ph.D. The Groden Center, 2012 Coping Cards Self Regulation! • Simple Short Reminders of a Calming Strategy • Work Best when Include Pictures • Regulation Strategy Needs to be Taught before or with Introduction of Coping Card Coping Card Strategies Coping Cards Take 2 deep breaths with your eyes closed Press your hands together and count to 10 s l o w l y • • • • • • • • • Positive Affirmations Deep Breaths Counting Backwards from 100 Thinking g Relaxing g Thoughts g Walking Away Count by 7’s to 140 Tighten Muscles and Relax Deep Knee Bend Think a Relaxing Thought (Imagery) 15 10/17/2014 Power Cards Power Cards • In the Category of Social Narratives • Uses Student’s Special Interest to Remind Student g Strategy gy or Skillful Behavior of a Regulation • Interest can be a person, cartoon, object, anything! • Allows Adults to Prompt / Discuss an Interest of Student instead of Reminder of how to Behave From Autism Internet Module Web Site: http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/ Cognitive Picture Rehearsal / Imagery Cognitive Picture Rehearsal / Imagery • Similar to Carol Gray Social Stories • Requires Repetition and Daily Practice • Came out of Research on Cognitive R t t i Restructuring • Can Include Pictures and/or Text • Goal is for Student to Cognitively Restructure a Negative Experience or Use Coping Strategy to Learn a New Skill • Imagery can be Done Without Images • Imagery is Used Widely by Athletes and Performers • Uses Imagination / Imagery Cognitive Picture Rehearsal Cognitive Picture Rehearsal I take a deep breath and relax. It’s time to go to the store There may be a little noise, some lights, and people there, but that’s no problem. I can handle it. Coping with Stress through Picture Rehearsal, Groden et. Al 2009 I imagine I’m feeling comfortable f t bl and d having h i fun f at the store. I imagine picking out a nice thing. Mom is proud of me that I stayed calm at the store. Coping with Stress through Picture Rehearsal, Groden et. Al 2009 16 10/17/2014 Cognitive Picture Rehearsal / Imagery 1. Description of Antecedent that leads to Behavior Interfering with Learning Cognitive Picture Rehearsal / Imagery 4. Relaxing Imagery “I imagine . . .” 2. Positive Affirmation 5. Naming a Reinforcer 3. Reminders of Self Regulation Practices • Deep Breaths • Counting Backwards • Thinking Relaxing Thoughts • Walking Away For More Information Research Dr. June Groden For More Information Research Dr. June Groden Square Breathing Group Activity Hold Breath 2 Hold B Breath 1 Take a Deep Breath 1 Pause 4 3 2 4 Blow out 3 Some Key Skills Sometimes Not Mentioned Affecting Employment • • • • What are the Main Skills or Needs you Feel Students with Autism (or any students) May Require to Find and Keep Meaningful Employment? Hygiene Eating Habits Use of Time (including breaks) Knowing How to Fix Things when they Break / Go Wrong (flexibility) • Sexual Behavior Hygiene • Start Teaching Early! • Learn to Use Shower • Use Sampling and Student Choice C o ce to o Find d Deodorant eodo a / Antiperspirant that Works Best for Student • Laundry • Comfortable but Professional Clothing 17 10/17/2014 Eating Habits Use of Time (breaks) • Visual Timers Teaching Clean vs. Messy Foods and When it is OK to Eat Messy Foods • • Chewing • • Talking and Eating Floor Plan Visual Schedules for Cleaning / Jobs in Different Areas • What to Do on Breaks and Transitioning into Work • Knowing How to Fix Things Flexibility • Teach Different Situations that are “Unexpected” ‒ Copy Machine Jammed ‒ Daily Sexual Behavior • Realistic Discussion of Sexual Behaviors • “Hidden Curriculum” of Sexual Behavior • Knowing Different Terms for Body Parts (Technical, Slang) • Boundaries and Circles of Relationships ‒ Spill on Floor • • Recognizing What it is in your Job to “Fix” Identify Things Needing Fixing in Environment Visual Schedules ‒ In Task ‒ Five Point Scales Resources • Learning the Hidden Curriculum: The Odyssey of One Autistic Adult, Judy Endow Thank You and Questions Daniel Parker, WDPI, Autism and Family Engagement daniel.parker@dpi.wi.gov (608) 266 – 5194 • The Eclipse Model, Teaching Self Regulation, Executive Function, Attribution, and Sensory Awareness to Students with Asperger Syndrome, … and Related Disorders, Sherry Moyer • The Hidden Curriculum. Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations, Brenda Smith Myles, Melissa Trautman, Ronda Schelvan 18 10/17/2014 Resources • Think Social, A Social Thinking Curriculum for School Age Students, Michelle Garcia Winner • Thinking You Thi Thinking Aboutt M Me, Thi ki about b tY ki Ab Michelle Garcia Winner • Socially Curious and Curiously Social, Michelle Garcia Winner Resources – Autism Internet Modules http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/ – National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/content/briefs – WDPI Functional Behavior Assessment Page http://sped.dpi.wi.gov/sped_sbfba Web Resources • Organization for Autism Research (OAR) Understanding Autism: A Guide for Secondary Teachers This set of four videos discusses unique attributes of students with autism including the need to teach hidden curriculum as well a variety of other interventions and supports. http://www.researchautism.org/resources/teac hersdvd.asp Resources – WDPI Bulletin 07.01 Addressing the Behavior Needs of Students with Disabilities (under revision) ll ti 06.02 06 02 – WDPI B Bulletin Legal Requirements in Regards to Disciplining Children with Disabilities http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/content/briefs – Wisconsin PBIS Network http://www.wisconsinpbisnetwork.org/ Resources – Prevent, Teach, Reinforce: The School-Based Model of Individualized Positive Behavior Support, Dunlap et. al – Do-Watch-Listen-Say: Social and Communication Intervention for with Autism, Quill, Kathleen f Students S Q Ann – Routines Based Early Interventions: Supporting Young Children and Families, McWilliam, R.A. – The Eclipse Model, Teaching Self Regulation, Executive Function, Attribution, and Sensory Awareness to Students .. 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