Tuesday Tip – Sensory Differences

Once you understand that a student has sensory differences or sensory extremes, it can help explain some of the behaviors you may observe.  For example, rocking, spinning or flapping hands may be an attempt to provide more stimulation to the brain.  Hands over the ears (because it is too noisy), ripping clothing (because it feels funny on my body) or not sitting in a certain location (because of a strange smell in that area) may be attempts to reduce over stimulation to the brain.  Being aware of the sensory environment can help us discover the cause of many behaviors.

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Tuesday Tip – When does behavior become a problem?

Behavior becomes a problem when we encounter situations where:

• Students do not conduct themselves properly for the environment
• Their behavior does not match what we expect from their peers
• They do not do what we want them to do, when we want them to do it or how we want it done

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