Comments on: Ain’t Misbehavin’, Part I http://www.apaceofchange.com/2008/04/02/aint-misbehavin-part-i/ in education, technology, and psychology Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Damian http://www.apaceofchange.com/2008/04/02/aint-misbehavin-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Damian Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:15:34 +0000 http://apaceofchange.edublogs.org/2008/04/02/aint-misbehavin-part-i/#comment-317 <b>@jeff:</b> Aw shucks, a guy could get used to compliments like that. Thanks, man! Feel free to use whatever you want; I'd love to see what you come up with, if you don't mind sharing. <b>@chris:</b> You're right; thinking about it is fine, and in fact is a pretty significant part of the cognitive-behavioral approach. Once you recognize that you're thinking about it, you can start positive self-talk or some other technique to rein in the impulse to engage in the behavior. I have not read Lovaas, but you've started off my summer reading list; thanks for the suggestion. I get the feeling that spectrum disorders will be an increasing portion of my caseload in years to come; in fact, I've gotten a little experience designing a behavior plan for a boy with autism through my internship. <b>@ken:</b> I owe you a longer answer than I can give in a comment; will devote a post to it, hopefully this weekend (I've been hella busy lately; sure you can relate!). Short version: cursing may, in fact, be preferable in your case; this stuff is all relative. @jeff: Aw shucks, a guy could get used to compliments like that. Thanks, man! Feel free to use whatever you want; I’d love to see what you come up with, if you don’t mind sharing.

@chris: You’re right; thinking about it is fine, and in fact is a pretty significant part of the cognitive-behavioral approach. Once you recognize that you’re thinking about it, you can start positive self-talk or some other technique to rein in the impulse to engage in the behavior.

I have not read Lovaas, but you’ve started off my summer reading list; thanks for the suggestion. I get the feeling that spectrum disorders will be an increasing portion of my caseload in years to come; in fact, I’ve gotten a little experience designing a behavior plan for a boy with autism through my internship.

@ken: I owe you a longer answer than I can give in a comment; will devote a post to it, hopefully this weekend (I’ve been hella busy lately; sure you can relate!). Short version: cursing may, in fact, be preferable in your case; this stuff is all relative.

]]> By: jeffreygene http://www.apaceofchange.com/2008/04/02/aint-misbehavin-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-316 jeffreygene Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:04:31 +0000 http://apaceofchange.edublogs.org/2008/04/02/aint-misbehavin-part-i/#comment-316 DIU! stupid spam edublog server doesn't like the word for when you bet money in the hopes of winning more. but it can't pick up that cantonese swear i started this post off with. (i reflected for a half second and realized the irony of that opening, given the topic of your original post. but i'll leave it.) anyways. i wrote (and lost thanks to a robot) a comment thanking you for this, damian. i made an assumption that you wouldn't mind me taking chunks of your post and reusing it (with full citation of course) in one of my moral education lessons. we're supposed to be covering "choices" now, and what you've got here was perfect for what my g7 students should think over. mebbe i'll get up on my blog a proper post about the lesson...not exactly a stellar one tho, despite the core of it coming from the brilliance of bariexca. DIU! stupid spam edublog server doesn’t like the word for when you bet money in the hopes of winning more. but it can’t pick up that cantonese swear i started this post off with.

(i reflected for a half second and realized the irony of that opening, given the topic of your original post. but i’ll leave it.)

anyways. i wrote (and lost thanks to a robot) a comment thanking you for this, damian. i made an assumption that you wouldn’t mind me taking chunks of your post and reusing it (with full citation of course) in one of my moral education lessons. we’re supposed to be covering “choices” now, and what you’ve got here was perfect for what my g7 students should think over.

mebbe i’ll get up on my blog a proper post about the lesson…not exactly a stellar one tho, despite the core of it coming from the brilliance of bariexca.

]]> By: Chris S http://www.apaceofchange.com/2008/04/02/aint-misbehavin-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Chris S Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:01:15 +0000 http://apaceofchange.edublogs.org/2008/04/02/aint-misbehavin-part-i/#comment-315 Interesting post...is the habit the physical action of the preoccupation? I think "thinking about it" doesn't count as a regression ALA ABA--I know, but it's still a problem. I read somewhere that stims like hair pulling/twirling have a strong genetic component--pretty normal. Ever read Lovaas? He's the godfather of this stuff for kids on the spectrum. Interesting post…is the habit the physical action of the preoccupation? I think “thinking about it” doesn’t count as a regression ALA ABA–I know, but it’s still a problem.

I read somewhere that stims like hair pulling/twirling have a strong genetic component–pretty normal.

Ever read Lovaas? He’s the godfather of this stuff for kids on the spectrum.

]]> By: ken http://www.apaceofchange.com/2008/04/02/aint-misbehavin-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-314 ken Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:32:06 +0000 http://apaceofchange.edublogs.org/2008/04/02/aint-misbehavin-part-i/#comment-314 Hey, just used your post and my comment for a post of my own...and I corrected the error in my comment above. The sentence about satisfying those causes...the end should read, "gets the wrong kind of attention from #3 (not #2). I'm my own best editer editor. Hey, just used your post and my comment for a post of my own…and I corrected the error in my comment above.

The sentence about satisfying those causes…the end should read, “gets the wrong kind of attention from #3 (not #2).

I’m my own best editer editor.

]]> By: ken http://www.apaceofchange.com/2008/04/02/aint-misbehavin-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-313 ken Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:20:18 +0000 http://apaceofchange.edublogs.org/2008/04/02/aint-misbehavin-part-i/#comment-313 What if you're a compulsive hair puller? You suffer from Trichotillomania? What then? Most likely, it satisfies #1, arises b/c of #s4 & 2, and gets the wrong kind of attention from #2. But what if you do the behavior b/c of some event 14 years ago? What if you still haven't found a way to address that event? Isn't it possible that cursing could be a better alternative? What if you began noticing your 1 1/2 year old twirling his hair? What if you noticed your 1 1/2 year old pulling threads from blankets and coats and eating them? Would you curse your way through this one? Or would you cry and feel like you've already screwed up your kid? What if you’re a compulsive hair puller? You suffer from Trichotillomania? What then?

Most likely, it satisfies #1, arises b/c of #s4 & 2, and gets the wrong kind of attention from #2.

But what if you do the behavior b/c of some event 14 years ago? What if you still haven’t found a way to address that event?

Isn’t it possible that cursing could be a better alternative?

What if you began noticing your 1 1/2 year old twirling his hair? What if you noticed your 1 1/2 year old pulling threads from blankets and coats and eating them?

Would you curse your way through this one?

Or would you cry and feel like you’ve already screwed up your kid?

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