Behavioral Challenges in Autism: Prevention and Management

The single most common cause parents, practitioners and school personnel seek assistance with youngsters with autism is because of various behavioral challenges: aggression, meltdowns, hyperactiviity and attention problems as well as other more severe difficulties, such as self-injury, which will be discussed later. The articles in this section address some of the most common problems encountered focusing on ways of preventing them, but if that isn’t always possible, strategies for managing difficult situations.

Aggression

Meltdowns

Dealing with Public Meltdowns

Attention-Defiict-Hyperactivity Symptoms