Managing the Cycle of Meltdowns for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder

How to keep meltdowns from overheating your classroom 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: An overview of the nature of autism and meltdown phases Case studies with examples of behaviors and plans A chapter on parent communication Prevention techniques for the early stages of the cycle

Geoff Colvin is a retired University of Oregon research associate, instructor, and national educational consultant. He has authored more than sixty publications in the field of education and several more recently on spiritual topics. Presently he devotes his time to reading and writing on spiritual subjects, leading and participating in retreats and meditation groups, and enjoying retirement with his wife Nola and daughter Kylee in Eugene, Oregon.

Foreword by Richard L. Simpson
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
Section I: A Model for Meltdown Behavior of Students With ASD
1. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Overview
2. The Nature of Meltdowns
3. A Six-Phase Model of the Meltdown Cycle
Section II: Strategies for Managing the Phases of the Meltdown Cycle
4. Calm Phase
5. Trigger Phase
6. Agitation Phase
7. Meltdown Phase
8. Re-Grouping Phase
9. Starting-Over Phase
10. The Parent Component
Closing Remarks
Appendices
References
Index