How to Create Progress (Not Perfection)
Creating Progress over Perfection for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Best Strategy for Every Age and Stage)
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Discussed in this Episode:
✅ Are you feeling overwhelmed? This is the perfect podcast for you
✅ Slow it down break it down
✅ The Power of One more
✅ How to use the “one more” strategy at each age and stage
✅ What is your goal for next 2 months? What to do to achieve
✅ Small Steps NOT Giant Leaps
✅ 12 Top Tips for Keeping on Task – (pg 34 Mega Book- More Information)
✅ Importance of Routine, Repetition and Role Model
✅ Using Special Interest to Motivate (pg 33 Mega Book – More Information)
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What is your Goal?
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One more word
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One more sentence
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One for minute/hour/day
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One more subject
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One more hour at a job
Four Laws of Behaviour Change
From the book Atomic Habits by James Clear pg 54
Law 1: Make it Obvious
Law 2: Make it Attractive
Law 3: Make it Easy
Law 4: Make it Satisfying
12 Top tips for keeping on task
(excerpt page 34 Mega Book)
1. Observe
2. Adapt tasks before the activity (Consider backward chaining)
3. Encourage responses (whether right or wrong, do not constantly correct) (check out my Perfectionist Blog/Ep 158)
4. Show them what is expected (ie Visual examples) See pages 39-40 Mega Book
5. Be Organised
6. Give a Preventative Break (see Mega Book page 56)
7. Limit Choices
8. Create a quiet area to work /set spot
9. Highlight the easiest parts first
10. Show them what to do when they make a mistake
11. Ensure clear, concise and explicit instructions
12. Repetition, Routine & Role Model (Check out my blog on this Ep 159)
More Ideas about Creating Progress Over Perfection in my Books:
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More Ideas for Achieving progress (not perfection):
Great Books with Activities to Set up Routines & Repetition:
Check out my other Podcast on Creating Progress Over Perfection:
Episode 158: Why Perfectionists can get Upset Over the Smallest Things and What you can do?
Discussed in this Episode:
✅ 5 Categories of ‘things’ that can upset perfectionists
✅ The underlying reasons why Neurodiverse students are upset by small things
✅ What to do
✅ Why knowing how long is so important
✅ Range of Visuals to Use
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