Stay cool and in control with the keep-calm guru

Stay cool and in control with the keep-calm guru is a 136-page guide for kids ages 7 to 14 years old. This winner of the Mom's Choice Award-Gold Seal offers strategies to guide children in the art of staying cool and in control in the face of overwhelming feelings. It will teach children to recognize and cope with anxiety, anger, frustration, and other difficult emotion using everything from yoga poses and pressure holds, to deep breathing and relaxing coloring activities.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

How to be a superhero called self-control!: Super Powers to Help Younger Children to Regulate their Emotions and Senses

How to be a superhero called self-control! is a 112-page guide for children to learn strategies for self-regulation. It features a superhero who teaches children how to calm themselves using a number of strategies and techniques such as self-massage, deep pressure, breathing exercises, and activities. Written by a senior occupational therapist, the book has two parts; the first one for kids and the second one for their adults. The book also includes an appendix with super power charts, reinforcers, and reminder tools that can be photocopied to continue training in superhero strategies after the book has been read.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Simply Being

Wanting to find an app to help your classroom or an individual stay calm and focused? Simply Being allows you to choose from 5 meditation times and gives you to option to listen to the guided meditation with or without music or nature sounds. You can also listen to the music or nature sounds alone. In addition, you can choose how long to listen to the music or nature sounds after the voice guidance finishes.

To learn more about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id347418999

Mobile App Monday - Calm Counter Social Story & Anger Management Tool

Looking for an app that can help individuals on the spectrum calm down? Calm Counter offers not only a social story about anger management but also a countdown from 10 with both voice and visual cues when you need a break.

To learn more about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id470369893

High-functioning autism and difficult moments

High-Functioning Autism and Difficult Moments is a 110-page guide to understanding and managing the meltdowns that sometimes occur when working with an individual on the autism spectrum. Written for parents, educators, and professionals, the book offers strategies to use when meltdowns occur to help reduce their frequency and severity and possibly begin to avoid them.

Understanding what is happening in the brain when a meltdown is triggered can go a long way toward mitigating them, so the book starts with neurological research and the brain. It covers the topics of self-regulation, sensory issues, reinforcement and more. It then goes on to analyze the cycle of meltdowns from the early stages to the last moments. A chapter on functional behavior assessment is included that discusses the iceberg metaphor and the underlying characteristics of autism. More than 40 pages of strategies are offered, and these are broken out into topical areas including instruction, interpretation, coaching, and obstacle removal.

Case studies, tables, and charts are used throughout the book to highlight specific ideas and there is a short summary at the end of each chapter that reiterates the message.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Don't Miss: Collaborative & Proactive Solutions workshop

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: 

Understanding and Helping Students with 

Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges

November 18, 2016

Westfield, IN

This is the empirically supported model Dr. Ross Greene describes in his influential books, The Explosive Child and Lost at School. The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions, and physical, chemical and mechanical restraints.

Wan to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu//index.php?pageId=ross-greene-workshop

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Understanding and Helping Students with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: 

Understanding and Helping Students with 

Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges

November 18, 2016

Westfield, IN

This is the empirically supported model Dr. Ross Greene describes in his influential books, The Explosive Child and Lost at School. The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions, and physical, chemical and mechanical restraints.

Wan to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu//index.php?pageId=ross-greene-workshop

Save the Date

The Indiana Resource Center for Autism is announcing a November date for the workshop by Ross Greene, Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Understanding and Helping Students with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges. Dr. Greene will present this workshop on November 18, 2016, at the Westfield High School Auditorium, 18250 North Union Street, Westfield,  IN 46074. Special and general education teachers, early childhood educators, psychologists, speech language pathologists, administrators, counselors, social workers, family members, and others for whom this topic is relevant are all invited to attend.

For more information about the workshop and to register, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu//index.php?pageId=ross-greene-workshop

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions Workshop

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Understanding and Helping Students with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges

Presenter:  Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

November 5, 2015

Sponsored by the Indiana Resource Center for Autism
In Collaboration with Avon Community School Corporation

This is the empirically supported model Dr. Ross Greene describes in his influential books, "The Explosive Child" and "Lost at School." The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions, and physical, chemical and mechanical restraints. The model represents a significant departure from discipline-as-usual: it focuses on solving problems rather than on modifying behavior, emphasizes collaborative rather than unilateral solutions, encourages proactive rather than reactive intervention, de-emphasizes diagnostic categories, and provides practical, research-based tools for assessment and intervention.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/ross-greene-workshop

When Miles Got Mad

When Miles Got Mad will help young children learn to recognize feelings of anger and learn to control them. When Miles' younger brother Max breaks one of his toys, Miles gets mad! But a glimpse into a mirror shows Miles not a reflection of himself but a fuzzy red monster. The monster talks Miles through his anger and helps him calm down.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Ruby's Studio: The Feelings Show

In The feelings show, magical host, Ruby, invites kids into her beautiful art studio for a day of fun and learning through engaging animation, art projects and original music. Children will explore ways to identify, express and move through their feelings as Ruby offers them fun, creative tools to benefit their everyday lives.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Autism and body language

In an article on Smithsonian.com yesterday, we learned of a new study that challenges the misconception that kids on the autism spectrum lack empathy. The article suggests that kids with autism can read emotions through body language since it is often difficult for them to look at faces and make eye contact.

Read more about it at:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/kids-autism-can-read-emotions-body-language-180956137/

Save the Date!

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Understanding and Helping Students with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges

Presenter:  Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

November 5, 2015

Sponsored by the Indiana Resource Center for Autism
In Collaboration with Avon Community School Corporation

This is the empirically supported model Dr. Ross Greene describes in his influential books, "The Explosive Child" and "Lost at School." The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions, and physical, chemical and mechanical restraints. The model represents a significant departure from discipline-as-usual: it focuses on solving problems rather than on modifying behavior, emphasizes collaborative rather than unilateral solutions, encourages proactive rather than reactive intervention, de-emphasizes diagnostic categories, and provides practical, research-based tools for assessment and intervention.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/ross-greene-workshop

Mobile App Monday - Choiceworks

The Choiceworks app is an essential learning tool for helping children complete daily routines (morning, day, & night), understand & control their feelings and improve their waiting skills (taking turns and not interrupting). Created with the support of leading hospitals and child development specialists, this app is designed for caregivers to provide clear and consistent support to foster a child’s independence, positive behavior, and emotional regulation at home and in the community. It can also be customized for teachers in a school setting.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id486210964

The incredible flexible you: A social thinking curriculum for the preschool and early elementary years

The Incredible Flexible You is a dynamic, developmental, Social Thinking and social emotional learning curriculum for children ages 4-7. It combines colorful storybooks, detailed lesson guides, parent involvement, and a music CD to teach children with and without social challenges to improve their social-emotional problem solving skills, allowing them to become better social thinkers.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Termotic

Looking for a fun app that helps teach basic emotions? Termotic not only does that but it also teaches users about the intensity levels that can accompany them. The app also lets users create a personal diary about their own emotions easily and intuitively.

Want to learn more? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/termotic/id832651985?mt=8

Visiting Feelings

Oftentimes, kids on the spectrum have trouble understanding emotions. Visiting Feelings is here to help. It "invites children to sense, explore, and befriend any feeling with acceptance and equanimity. Children can explore their emotions with their senses and nurture a sense of mindfulness. Gaining this objectivity allows space for a more considered response to the feelings. Practicing mindfulness can also enhance many aspects of well-being, help develop insight, empathy, and resiliency." -from the book description

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

From Like to Love for Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Looking for simple, straightforward, and very carefully structured activities to help your child show love? From Like to Love for Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder can help. Many parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) find it distressing that their children don't demonstrate their love of their parents. But oftentimes it has more to do with the difficulty that young people with ASD have in communicating like or love for someone rather than a true lack of the emotions. This book addresses this issue in practical terms. Carefully designed activities are provided for parents to work through with their children to help them to understand and express affection.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Exploring Feelings for Young Children

Young children with autism have difficulty understanding and controlling their negative emotions. Exploring Feelings for Young Children with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger's Disorder is a manual for professionals that offers strategies to help decrease negative feelings and increase positive feelings in daily life. The book outlines a 9-session program using methods, games and activities that are developmentally appropriate.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Aurifi

"Aurifi is an ever-changing sonic landscape that is breathtaking. At the same time it invites you to react, control, fine-tune, identify and dial yourself into your surroundings. The bespoke musical elements are designed to help you feel moods, emotions and progression." -iTunes

Want to learn more? Please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aurifi/id370383663?mt=8#