Self-Regulation Strategies for Children: Keeping the Body, Mind & Emotions on Task in Children with Autism, ADHD or Sensory Disorders

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Teresa Garland, MOT, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist and author specializing in sensory and modulation issues. She has worked in schools, sensory clinics and medical settings with children and adults, treating sensory disorders, ADHD and autism. Ms. Garland works closely with other health professionals, teachers and doctors to understand and treat underlying sensory, timing, and coordination/motor planning issues as well as overlying socio/emotional behaviors in the symptoms of autism. She is trained/certified in the SIPT, Interactive Metronome®, Integrated Listening Systems (iLs), Therapeutic Listening, Wilbarger’s Sensory Defensiveness, the Natural Heart Approach, Mindfulness Training, and Food Chaining. Her bestselling books are titled Self-Regulation Interventions and Strategies: Keeping the Body, Mind and Emotions on Task in Children with Autism, ADHD or Sensory Disorders (PESI, 2014) and Hands-on Activities for Children with Autism & Sensory Disorders (PESI, 2016).

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Teresa Garland is a presenter with Michigan Job Rehabilitation. She receives a consultant fee, speaking honorarium, book royalties, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Teresa Garland has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

• Summarize characteristics of sensory modulation disorder, ADHD and autism and how they overlap.
• Illustrate specific treatments for SPD that can be duplicated at school or home.
• Describe the ingredients of a sensory lifestyle.
• Tell examples of elements of successful first person stories and transitional activities.
• Describe ADHD interventions to be used with or without meds.
• Apply a simple self-management and video modeling program.
• Describe how clinic-based therapies can reduce symptoms of SPD and ADHD.

Outline

How Self-Regulation Affects a Child’s Physical, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing

• Overlay of systems
• Overlap with sensory modulation disorder, ADHD, autism, giftedness, anxiety and related conditions

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)

• Vestibular, proprioceptive, and sensory modulation characteristics
• Strategies for home and school
• Making it right: case studies and videos
• Sensory diet vs. a sensory lifestyle
• The big therapies: Interactive Metronome® (IM), brushing and sensory diets

ADHD Strategies

• Parker’s guidelines for giving meds
• Greenspan’s strategies for avoiding meds
• Cognitive strategies, attention strategies and mindfulness meditation

Self-Management

• As a powerful behavior program for ADHD
• Case study on breaking “stimming” habits

Utilizing Video

• Role play & video modeling
• Teaching functional skills
• Catching child “being good”
• Working with emotions
  • Art and music
  • Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
  • Polyvagal Theory and autism

iPad® Apps

• Visual schedules
• Social stories
• Visual timers

Autism Strategies

• Communication strategies that provide control
• Match-and-repeat technique for social engagement
• Dealing with picky eating and poor sleep habits
• Behavioral strategies for eliminating difficult behavior

First Person Stories & Strategies for Smooth Transitions

• Discuss social interactions
• Describe relevant social cues and behaviors
• Examples of transitional activities

Other Approaches

• Alternative therapy
• Qi massage

Calming Strategies

• Music, Me-Moves™
• Deep pressure, Ease™

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