PositiveBehaviourSupport-whatdoesitmean.docxVIP

 STYLEREF Heading 1 \* MERGEFORMAT Positive Behaviour Support - what does it mean? PAGE 4 Positive Behaviour Support - what does it mean? STYLEREF Heading 1 \* MERGEFORMAT Positive Behaviour Support - what does it mean?  STYLEREF Heading 1 \* MERGEFORMAT Positive Behaviour Support - what does it mean? PAGE \* Arabic \* MERGEFORMAT 1 Positive Behaviour Support - what does it mean? Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) We are not born to suffer. We are born to thrive. If you live in a dry area and your garden receives little water, you plant plants which like dry soil. But when you are given a plant that likes wet soil, you dont kill it, you water it, and you spend one of your 1440 minutes each day watering that plant. Because you know, that given the right care, that little bit of effort can produce spectacular blooms. And so it should be with children like us.Teenager with Asperger syndrome Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is based on an understanding that challenging or  HYPERLINK file://for-srv-fnp/users/kritzrow/My%20Documents/DEECD%20templates/PBS/Barry%20Prizant%20-%20article%20re%20Behaviour%20Terminology.docx dysregulated behaviour (Prizant – Autism Spectrum Quarterly, Summer 2010) in people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) may arise from a complex range of issues such as limited expressive and receptive communication skills, difficulties with social relating, restricted interests and complex sensory processing. Research evidence indicates that behavioural challenges in autism may also be compounded by the disordered development of emotional regulation (Laurent Rubin, 2004), and increased levels of anxiety (Keane, 2007). PBS focuses on proactive strategies of skill development and behaviour replacement that reduces the likelihood of a child or young person demonstrating dysregulated behaviour. What factors pre-dispose children and young people with ASD to ‘behavioural dysregulation’? The features or ‘symptoms’ of ASD are