This course looks at why we shouldn’t be talking about behaviour, and why we should be talking about stress.

The low arousal approach enables professionals, carers and family members to deal and manage challenging behaviours. The approach empowers the individual or team to focus on the ‘person’ in the situation, identify causes and use proven low arousal skills to reduce the aggression. This approach acknowledges that stress is an ever present part of the lives of people with autism, and asks how we can best manage crisis situations where the individuals we support may be experiencing ‘meltdown’.

Gareth Morewood is an experienced SENCO and author and is currently the Educational Advisor for www.studio3.org