Steps to Manage Disruptive Behaviors
A high percentage of people with autism have difficulties communicating with others. The fundamental problem lies in the use of spoken language, the understanding of rules, and/or sensory problems. It becomes a communication barrier, especially in the attempt to establish an approach with the family and social environment. This obstacle generates stress, which is usually externalized in aggressive or disruptive behaviors. To understand what aggressive behaviors really represent, it is necessary to observe and assess them from another perspective. For this, the following parameters can be taken into consideration:
1. Observation: It implies having a clear image of what happened before the aggressive behavior occurs. This may be linked to a desire for communication by the person with autism and be externalized as a defensive manifestation that suggests the impossibility of establishing assertive communication.
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2. Emotional control: Staying calm in times of stress is a key element in controlling disruptive behavior. Remember that you, as a parent, professional, or caregiver, can control the situation and thus prevent it from becoming unmanageable.
3. Application of rules: In many people with autism, the problem may not lie in ignorance of the rule but, on the contrary, in its application in a given context.
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