Rant: Is our system failing Neurodiverse Students?

Rant:

Is our system failing Neurodiverse Students?

Emotional Regulation in School

⚠️ Disproportionate Impact on Vulnerable Students

Children with disabilities are over-represented in suspension statistics. Research indicates that exclusionary practices, such as suspensions and expulsions, can exacerbate behavioral issues rather than resolve them, particularly among vulnerable student populations . (ABC Sept 22nd, 2024)

Discussed In This Episode

✅ Implementing a “veneer of coping” understanding, where children hold it together at school but may have meltdowns at home.

✅ Using the “11 key questions to ask when you see a behavior” checklist provided in the ebook.

✅ Replacing unwanted behaviors instead of trying to stop them, such as providing alternatives for fidgeting.

✅ Creating a response plan that outlines the stages of a meltdown: buildup, survival, meltdown or shutdown, and recovery.

✅ Comparing a child’s behavioral age to their chronological age (e.g., treating a 7-year-old’s behavior as that of a 4-year-old) to set appropriate expectations.

✅ Sharing personal emotions and frustrations throughout the day to model emotional literacy for students.

✅ Using whole-class activities to gauge emotions, such as asking all students to raise their hands if they find a task boring, hard, or easy.

✅ Teaching children to recognize physical signs of emotions, like noticing voice changes as an indicator of anxiety.

✅ Implementing a “choose your battles” approach, such as allowing pencil chewing if it’s not harmful and the student is doing their work.

✅ Creating a list of what makes individual children anxious or angry based on the 10 common reasons provided in the ebook.

Learn more about Emotional Regulation by having a listen to this weeks podcast – I’ll see you there!

George Gross… has found that kids with ADHD, ODD and ASD have been found to be a whole three years behind their peers

Dr Tony Attwood found 75% of Neurodiverse children experience intense anxiety

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Understanding Behaviour and Regulation of Emotion – Everything you need to know about Meltdowns, Shutdowns, Tantrums & More. What to do, Why to do & Why your current plan probably isn’t working

The FREE e-book includes:

✅ 10 Common Reasons for Anger

✅10 Common Reasons for Anxiety

✅ 11 Questions to Ask when you see a Behaviour

✅ Easy Reference to Meltdowns, Shutdowns, Tantrums and Veneer of Coping. The difference between them and what to do

✅ Creating your own Response Plan

Emotional Regulation Course!

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The Educators Challenges this Course helps with:

Difficulty managing disruptive behaviours stemming from poor emotional regulation in students with autism, ADHD, ODD, PDA, and OCD.
Struggling to teach self-awareness and self-management skills to neurodiverse students in a busy classroom environment.
Uncertainty about aligning teaching strategies with official curricula like ACARA and NESA PDHPE for students with diverse needs.
Challenges in helping students identify and articulate their emotions, particularly those with limited emotional literacy.
Difficulty teaching neurodiverse students to recognize physical manifestations of emotions in their bodies.
Struggling to create individualized strategies that cater to each neurodiverse student’s unique needs and preferences.
Limited resources and materials specifically designed for teaching emotional regulation to neurodiverse students in a classroom setting.

Students with Neurodiversity need to be explicitly taught emotional regulation skills. This course is designed for Educators to help teach students to understand and then regulate their emotions, which is one of the keys to challenging behaviour. This step by step method allows you to learn at your own pace. It also included great time savers e.g. templates ready to download and cheat sheets to use immediately. It is designed to work with ALL Students in your busy and complex classroom.

Certificate provided on completion of the course.
Tax Invoice issued immediately on Purchase.
The course is self-paced and you will have access to all 3 hours of accredited training which you can view at a time on any device.

Plus Bonus Materials

Also includes:

74 Downloadable Pages of Printables and Templates.
Transcript of Course
Programme – 5 Steps for Teaching Emotions
My Feelings Journal and Instructions on How to use in your classroom

RECOMMENDED COURSES

Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder: Knowledge to Improve Student Learning, Participation and Outcomes

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Challenging Behaviour in the Classroom: Emotional Regulation in Students with an Autism Spectrum and/or other Neurodiversity

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RECOMMENDED PODCASTS

EPISODE 127:

Using Games to Teach – Part 2: Social Skills, Emotional Regulation and More

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EPISODE 166:

How to Create a Calm Area & My Top 10 Resources Every School Needs for Emotional Regulation

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SUE LARKEY BOOKS

RECOMMENDING BOOKS FOR BEHAVIOUR AND REGULATION OF EMOTION

Other Related Resources and Podcasts of Interest – Strategies for Common Playground Behaviours

SLP 031: Solutions and Strategies for Common Playground Behaviours

Strategies for Common Behaviours in Children with Autism

Strategies for Common Behaviours in Children with Autism

More Strategies for Common Behaviours with Autims

Episode 77: Strategies for Common Behaviours in Children with Autism with author Beth Aune

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UPCOMING LIVE WORKSHOPS

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_{Planning your staff, classes for 2026}

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By joining my course, you will get the knowledge, skills and strategies to set yourself and your students up for success in 2026.

If there's even a remote possibility of having a child with Neurodiversity in your classroom next year, join me to prepare now.

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