Managing the Cycle of Meltdowns for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Colvin, an educational and behavioral consultant who has been a special and general education teacher, administrator, and university researcher, and Sheehan, who has a background in research psychology, outline steps special and general education teachers, parents, and service providers can use to prevent and respond to the various phases of meltdown behavior in students with autism spectrum disorders. They outline the characteristics of these students, the nature of meltdowns, the procedures for analyzing meltdown behavior and developing strategies for interventions, and a six-phase positive behavior support model that outlines common behavioral features and interventions for each phase, as well as the role of parents in developing a behavior support plan and the component implemented at home and in the community. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)