Behavior Tool Box Inc . has a suite of software applications to help families and professionals deal with challenging behavior . We ’ ve been listening carefully to families and professionals for many years and have produced two quality apps for iPhone and iPad : the Autism Toolbox for Families ( Challenging Behavior ) and the Autism Toolbox for Families ( Social Skills ). Both provide specific lists of behavioral strategies , based on the age of the child , that can be customized for use in the home , at school , for grandparents , and outside caregivers .
Visit our website to view a complete description of all of our six online products in addition to our iOS apps , including our most recent product the ADHD Behavior Toolbox . Whether you use a smartphone , tablet , laptop , or desktop device there is an online application for you or your school .
PARENTAL ADVICE
they can ’ t tell when they ’ re joking . That they have to be more direct . And not to use sarcasm because they ’ ll think they are serious .
I ’ d help them know how to figure out what they need to handle sensory overload and stress . Things like sunglasses when they go to the grocery store because of the lights . Or to bring something to school with them to help them focus . I had a rubber lizard . And I tapped my fingers to the tune of a song in my head because it helped me relax .
I ’ d tell them there are people out there just like them . And all the nonsense they might hear about autism is not true . And that it ’ s okay for all of us to be different . What they see on TV may not be like them . The Big Bang Theory is not like me , and The Good Doctor show is not me either . We ’ re not all savants .
Basically , I ’ d tell them it is okay for all of us to be different !
Dr . Moore : That ’ s absolutely true , and it ’ s a great way to end this interview ! Thank you , Cosette !
Debra Moore , PhD , is a psychologist who , prior to retirement from active practice , worked extensively with children , teens , and adults on the autism spectrum . She coauthored The Loving Push : How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults ( 2016 ) with Dr . Temple Grandin . She contributed two chapters ( one coauthored with Dr . Temple Grandin ) to The Nine Degrees of Autism ( 2015 ) and wrote the chapter Internet and Gaming Addiction in Youth on the Autism Spectrum : A Particularly Vulnerable Population in Internet Addiction in Children and Adolescents : Risk Factors , Assessment , and Treatment ( 2017 ). She also facilitates the groups “ Autism Spectrum Across the Lifespan ” and “ Autism Spectrum HELPING HANDS Mentors ” on LinkedIn . com .
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Tool Box Inc .
Behavior Tool Box Inc . has a suite of software applications to help families and professionals deal with challenging behavior . We ’ ve been listening carefully to families and professionals for many years and have produced two quality apps for iPhone and iPad : the Autism Toolbox for Families ( Challenging Behavior ) and the Autism Toolbox for Families ( Social Skills ). Both provide specific lists of behavioral strategies , based on the age of the child , that can be customized for use in the home , at school , for grandparents , and outside caregivers .
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Visit our website to view a complete description of all of our six online products in addition to our iOS apps , including our most recent product the ADHD Behavior Toolbox . Whether you use a smartphone , tablet , laptop , or desktop device there is an online application for you or your school .
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