Apace of Change

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Category: Behavior

Why I Failed


Just after Thanksgiving, I announced my intentions to start the P90X workout program.  From a behavior management/support standpoint, this was probably a good idea.  So was starting my own microblog dedicated to tracking my feelings & progress on the program (see some of the links in that blog post for the reasons why).
So why have [...]

Blogging for Better Behavior


From the psychology 101/”self-help” files:
Two years ago I blogged about my attempts to change an undesired behavior of mine using some pretty basic behavior management techniques.  This evening, I’m going to come at this from another angle: increasing desired behavior through blogging.
“Journaling”, or writing down reflections & analyses of one’s own behavior, is one of [...]

Social Story: Fire Alarms In School


One of the students on my caseload is autistic, and his teacher tells me he has recently developed a fascination with the fire alarms in our school, particularly with the idea of pulling them.  A fellow psychologist suggested I develop a social story for this young man that explains appropriate fire alarm protocol (for lack [...]