Mrs. Roberts, Emma’s teacher, is very supportive of her condition. “Intervening early in life can provide increase opportunities normal psychology and behavioural symptoms, as well as preventing secondary disabilities” (Davis, Dsrocher & Moore, 2011, p.159). She is always in contact with her parents keeping them informed of her daily progress. Regardless of Emma’s exceptionality, she tries to socialize with her peers and wants to further develop her communication skills. In class Emma displays difficulty concentrating, controlling impulses and controlling her temper. Due to her poor concentration she is easily distracted by her classroom environment. These distractions cause Emma to distract other classmates around her. In addition, she has a hard time staying in her seat and impulsively walks around the classroom. Certain situations cause Emma to become frustrated or upset leading to aggressive outbursts of behaviour. It is the role of Emma’s educational assistant (EA) to provide support throughout the day at times when these issues occur. Emma’s EA is highly educated and experienced when it comes to handling the issues she…
The use of pharmacological treatment to manage behavioral problems, such as EBD and ADHD, is a frequently used, yet highly controversial topic. Medication seems to be the quick, convenient solution to behavioral problems. Research, for the most part, has shown positive results regarding medicating children with behavioral disorders, according to Rosenberg, Westling, and McLeskey (2007). However, many concerns, regarding the long-term health and social impact of this type of intervention, are being raised. Although medication may seem like the easiest solution, many wonder whether it is the most advantageous solution.…
Lovaas, O. I. (1987). Behavioral treatment and normal educational and intellectual functioning in young autistic children. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 55(1), 3.…
Many autistic children show minimal emotional attachment, absent or abnormal speech, retarded 1Q, ritualistic behaviors, aggression, and self-injury. The prognosis is very poor, and medical therapies have not proven effective. (Lovaas, 1987) He wrote a detailed article about a study and provided a close look at how the study was conducted. In this study, intensive ABA treatment was provided to one control group of autistic children under the age of 4, but minimal treatment was provided to the other control group. A variety of ABA techniques were used to try and reduce self stimulatory and aggressive behaviors, building compliance to verbal requests, teaching imitation, and to begin teaching appropriate toy play in the first year. The study continued to address significant behaviors over a period of time. When the study was completed, a follow up assessment was conducted and the control group that received the intense treatment had better scores on their IQ tests had higher educational placement, with 47% of them completing normal first grade in a public first…
The purpose of this paper is to explore the intervention Incredible Years (IY) and its effectiveness on youth that exhibit behavioral and emotional problems. The program was designed by Carolyn Webster-Stratton, PhD to address these concerns. It is aimed at both prevention and treatment. This paper will outline the significance and the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems among school aged children and evaluate the effectiveness of the Incredible Years (IY) intervention. Recommendations will also be presented for utilizing IY as an intervention with families involved in the child welfare system.…
This issue is different from other ideas or traditional instructional approaches because it deals with the behavior of the students and not the academics of the students. Unfortunately students that have emotional and behavioral disorders often struggle with the behaviors that will impede learning themselves and impede the learning of others. These behaviors are often severe enough to be a danger to themselves or others. This is where the controversy of whether or not to use seclusion and restraint as an option for getting the student…
Autism and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) has been one of the biggest misunderstood and misdiagnosed disorders. Working with children with autism presents different obstacles in regards to dealing with emotional, aggressive and depressive behaviors. This paper will show how Evidence-Based Practices can be highly effective when dealing with children with autism in the classroom, community and in the home. Further the definition of autism, ASD and what constitutes a medical/mental health diagnosis will be investigated also certain behavior problems that plague this population will be identified. In addition, Evidence-Based Practices will be explored…
(Study that compares how emotional behavior disorders are diagnosed and treated in the United States compared to other countries.)…
It is important to be able to read the context of the situation to have an affective communication with the children or young people. Always need to be thoughtful of this and adapt your communication skills. Working in a classroom environment it is important that the children and young people are focused and that you straight away deal with any behaviour issues before they interrupt you. Other situations such as, talking to children in more comfortable social place, such as the playground at break time or dinner hall at lunchtime, we should use this as an way to develop positive relationships with pupils, but you should always convey with them in a way which maintains the relationship of professional teaching assistant.…
My personal opinion on how these children are being medicated for ADHD and EBD is wrong in so many ways. I feel sad for these children who have these disabilities and are struggling in their lives. I think that having the children be forced to take medication is heartbreaking, who wants to see their child suffer on medicine that only makes them worse? These children go through enough dealing with other students who are fine. No parent should see their child broken down and in distress. It is so important for the child to tell their parents how they feel because if they don’t speak up they will be going on a downward spiral. For the parents, they need to put their full attention on their children because it’s vital that they act quickly and calmly if their child is suffering emotionally and physically. Some possible alternate treatments would be a dietary approach. This approach shows the food that changes someone’s behavior with ADHD. It includes any fake colorings (such as green, red or yellow), chocolate, wheat, milk, eggs, and foods that have salicylates which are grapes, oranges, peppers, tomatoes and plums. The most well known diet for children who have ADHD is the Feingold diet. This diet requires a careful eye on a child’s eating habits. Parents think that this diet is a huge achievement. Researchers say that sugar plays no role in a child that has ADHD. Another way of treating ADHD is neurofeedback…
conducted an investigation into parents of children with ASDs perceptions, and satisfaction, with the education their children were receiving. Participants were 144 parents of children who had a diagnosis of an ASD, and were currently enrolled in a mainstream school. Mothers, as opposed to fathers or both parents, completed 89.9% of the surveys. It was fount that 15.4% of children had been suspended, and all parents believed the reasoning behind it was the school staff’s inability to deal with the child’s behaviour. Furthermore, aggression committed by the child was a common reasoning for suspension. However, parents generally felt that the suspension occurred unnecessarily as the child’s behaviour was not dealt with adequately (p.210). This could suggest that children with ASDs should be educated in special schools, as the staff may be more understanding and better prepared for helping the child with any aggressive outbursts they may have. Moreover, it could be argued that special schools are more appropriate for children with ASDs as they will be with staff, and in an environment, that is better suited to their overall needs. Consequently, this could decrease the amount of exclusions, which will benefit the child, as they are detrimental to their education. However, this means that parents may feel forced to send their child to a special school, even if they don’t want to, due to the fear of their child not being fully supported in a mainstream…
When it comes to adolescent children they endure several risk factors within their lives. Some of these factors often produce many glitches that have teachers speculating if there are ways they can help deal with behavioral problems that children have. Risk factors may be invisible and families may not recognize them (Kaiser & Sklar Rasminsky, 2012). Within this paper, there are three risk factors that will be recognize and portray that can influence a child’s behavior, deliberate the purpose of behavior management in childhood education setting, including the important of thinking proactively, and give three strategies teachers may use to determine challenging behaviors. Thereafter, I will design a support plan for each of the challenging behaviors. Additionally, I will include possible function of the behavior, specific positive behavior supports, and replacement behaviors.…
Children with emotional problems may also have difficulty learning, concentrating or interacting with others in such a way that it prevents their development along expected patterns.…
When I was 9 years old, I came to the United States without knowing any Enlish at all. At first it was dificult because I didn’t understand any word. It was hard to understand my teachers, so then I had to sit at the back of the room with another teacher. Other children laughed at me because I coulndt read. Whenever I was at home, I used to get books to read and I spend at least an hour reading. Secondly, I also had to attend a tutoring class after school. I never liked to stay after school. It was embarrasing for me because none of my friends had to stay. I always felt less than my classmates. I had many problems with writing. I couldn’t spell any word correctly the first timeas others did. Everything seemed to be dificult for me.…
Failure in reading has frequently been associated with emotional problems, and, in turn, emotional problems have been attributed to reading failure and reading difficulty. Social adjustment, too, have been related to reading problems. In many cases, intense emotional strain and reading disability seem to interact. Most children with reading problems are not emotionally stable and socially deprived. According to Page (1952), “there are two emotional factors in reading disabilities: (a) the role of emotion in reading disabilities in which the child’s capacity to direct and concentrate his attention is affected; (b) causes of undesirable emotion reactions wherein more individuals are more prone to develop fear patterns of behavior under stress while others become angry when threatened.” However, the children need to be considered as identical to the normal children. Thus, they need emotional security, need for personal worth, need for social acceptance, need for order and stability and the need for recreation and play. Like normal children, they also want to live in a normal way. Attempts have been made to provide these children with whatever kind of help will enable them to lead most nearly normal and self-directing lives.…