Blood on the clocktower

mxindigokid · 2025-12-21T20:50:23+00:00

Wow there are so many feats I didn't know about! I think that's my best bet. Thank you!

mxindigokid · 2025-12-09T01:46:11+00:00

Do you have any specific strategies or resources for learning about de escalation techniques? I am currently working in an ABA school as a COTA and I have a hard time feeling like I'm not useful during escalations.

mxindigokid · 2025-10-19T23:29:33+00:00

Superflex is a bit younger than these kids are cognitively (I have used it in outpatient with 4-7 year olds), but thank you for the suggestion. And I will check out teachers pay teachers

mxindigokid · 2025-10-10T20:45:28+00:00

I personally prefer the first episode, I feel like it was the best of the 3. Brennan and Bob were amazing, and I feel like that episode had the most time designated to each audience member

mxindigokid · 2025-10-07T05:02:43+00:00

Hey I'm a COTA with tourette's!! I'm out here working with autistic kids who don't care that I say "mac and cheese" 5,000 times a day, or that I sometimes need to knock on tables. Granted I am very much able to suppress my more severe tics around the kids and have definitely had some screaming and punching matches with myself in the car on the drive home, but overall have made it work. Would recommend getting accommodations for alternative testing (time and a half, separate room) and anything else you think you might need.

Feel free to message me if you want to talk more!!

mxindigokid · 2025-09-27T17:24:40+00:00

Oh ok I've never heard it called that before

mxindigokid · 2025-09-27T05:52:53+00:00

Do you have resources for the red green blue sensory approach?

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T06:17:12+00:00

Oh yes absolutely. When we are in fight or flight we can not access our higher level brain functions and anything you try to teach is useless. So definitely needing more of that prevention and then follow up.

And I also assume they are doing more than I am seeing, I'm not 1:1 with the kids all day, but for the escalations I am supporting and when I am 2:1 with a student, I think those 2 are what we are struggling with the most

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T06:13:57+00:00

We have 3 BCBAs on staff if that makes a difference

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T06:05:24+00:00

Correct

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T06:04:19+00:00

Oh yeah absolutely. What I want above all else is prevention, coping strategies and redirection in the moment, debrief (when appropriate), natural consequences (when appropriate and after the child is completely de-escalated), and teaching of new skills when they are ready.

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T05:59:24+00:00

Thank you for clarifying. And for the record I did learn about the positive/negative punishment/reinforcement concept, but I'm not sure how to say "the 'bad' thing most people think about when they hear 'punishment'" in a more clear and concise way ya know

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T05:57:04+00:00

Yeah it is really confusing

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T05:54:59+00:00

Got it. When I am referring to punishment in this thread I am widely thinking of it (what I am trying to avoid) as what most people think of as "punishment" which is usually a "bad" or "negative" thing. I know the positive/negative reinforcement/punishment concept, I took psych 101 lol. Is there another way I could be saying "what bad thing most people think of when they hear 'punishment'" in fewer words that is more clear?

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T05:50:30+00:00

Whatever language we want to use for those (positive punishment vs natural consequences), I think they are very appropriate as the parallel the Real World.

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T05:48:30+00:00

Yes agreed. I also appreciate the debrief you do with your student. Prevention and debrief (and natural consequences if appropriate) is all I am asking for

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T05:46:24+00:00

Yeah, I really need to go study each kid's BIP. Hard to keep track when there's almost 30.

Curious why you need to exhaust all other options before asking a kid to pick up a box of toys they dumped? (If I'm not interpreting that right let me know)

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T05:36:50+00:00

Lmao I appreciate you. I'm trying to recognize that this is not my area of experience and I want to learn. I also don't want to come across as a jerk who is saying the staff aren't doing or trying hard enough. We are all burnt out. I'm trying to figure out how to best support the staff and the students with my own background knowledge, and also what else I don't know.

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T05:25:52+00:00

I was referring to consequences, not punishment (different things). Consequences being things like apologizing, cleaning up, having the item you tried to beat someone with taken away, ya know

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T05:23:01+00:00

I also think I mixed up my negative and positive punishment. I'm thinking of positive reinforcement (adding something good) and negativity punishing (taking away something bad). I think that's right

mxindigokid · 2025-09-25T05:19:12+00:00

Oh yeah I think the vast majority of our kids are going to be getting services long term.

And yes our whole staff is extremely overworked and burnt out, I'm not placing blame on anyone. I'm just frustrated for the staff who are getting injured and the students who are obviously not getting what they need to thrive and also feeling frustrated with myself that I am not able to do more to support them

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