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Archive | Counseling Techniques for Autism and ADHD
Counseling Techniques for Autism and ADHD
During 30 years of working with kids as a school psychologist in public schools and as an LPC in private practice at my Autism Clinic and Family Counseling Center, I have digitized many forms, templates, and counseling techniques that I often use because they work. I decided to make them publicly available for parents, teachers, counselors, and psychologists to use. For the most complete collection of Counseling Tools for Kids in Schools, try this book, available in 8.5 x11 paper form on Amazon or as an ebook with printable pdf forms from my website here at intensivecareforyou.com. It is full of counseling techniques appropriate for Autism and ADHD.
You can also find free courses, forms, and brief explanations of counseling techniques for Autism and ADHD on my Behavior and Counseling Resources for Free page.
By the way, if a strategy can work with kids dealing with the complexity of autism spectrum disorder, you can bet it could be dynamite with children who struggle with ADHD, anxiety, and many other issues. One of the reasons I created so many forms and templates was because I needed concrete visually presented strategies for my clients, as well as a way to share these strategies with teachers and parents so they could be coaching the child to remember and use their strategies where it really counts. I think combining some good behavior management with rewards for attempting to make good changes and use adaptive coping strategies is often necessary to get the skills to generalize outside of your counseling office.
Many of these strategies are appropriate for teachers and parents to use as well. Below are some articles providing more thoughts and information about counseling techniques for Autism and ADHD:
ADHD Best Counseling Practices
Coronavirus Kid Care Kit- Parent help guide
Student Loss of Joy and Motivation for School During Covid Guide
Success Story Strategy for Anxious Kids with Autism
CBT Counseling Strategies for Autism
Stop Autistic Child from Perseverating
Gifted Autistic Tempering Perfectionism
Metaphors for Teaching Children about Power in Feelings, Relationships, Teasing, and Bullying
Teaching Children Responsibility and Independence
Metacognition for self-esteem, self-regulation, academic success
How to Get the Most Out of My Counseling Session
Bullying Help Autism, ADHD, Gifted
Best Way to Motivate Autistic ADHD Child
Breathe- One Simple Trick Helps Focus, Energy, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep, and More
Effective Discipline for an Exceptional Child
Teach Emotional Control and the Power of Thought
Solution Focused Counseling Techniques
Video Game Addiction Digital Media Management
Child Anxiety Definitions and Strategies
Social emotional impact of covid on young children up to age 6 and how to help
Social emotional impact of covid on teens and young adults with resources
Courses:
Autism Aspergers Understanding from the Inside Out
Teaching Social Skills Through Play
Diagnosis Autism or Aspergers: Now What?
Counseling Tools for Kids in Schools
YouTube Teaching Social Skills Through Play Course on this site exerpt
Which behavioral therapy works best for autism?
Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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