TY  - BOOK
AU  - Osgood,Tony
TI  - Supporting positive behaviour in intellectual disabilities and autism: practical strategies for addressing challenging behaviour 
SN  - 9781787751323
PY  - 2020///
CY  - London
PB  - Jessica Kingsley
KW  - Learning disabilities
KW  - Autism
KW  - Behaviour modification
KW  - Aggression
KW  - Client-centred psychotherapy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and indexes; Manifesto : a bill of rights (and wrongs) -- Working together or pulling apart? -- Behaviour is lawful even when awful : exotic communication -- Elephants in the room : on being person centred -- Exploring : understanding a different story -- Being there & doing more : support strategies -- Hits happen : keeping things together when things go wrong -- What people have taught me -- Afterword : what I think when I talk about autism
N2  - This highly practical book is an accessible and grounded handbook for addressing challenging behaviour in children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), including autism. It recognises that challenging behaviour does not appear out of nowhere and is meaningful for the person exhibiting it. Behaviour can be communicative and an important signifier of underlying sensory or environmental issues. Focusing on a person-centred approach throughout, the book has advice and strategies for working with the client's families, support staff and professionals. It also presents best practice for analysing and addressing challenging behaviour in various settings such as schools, hospitals and the home, all while stressing the need to keep the human story at the heart of any assessment and intervention. Each chapter features questions for discussion or reflection and exercises for the reader to complete. Informal, frank and free of jargon, this is indispensable for professionals, parents, and anyone working with people with intellectual disability or autism.
Tony Osgood has worked for nearly thirty years in intellectual disabilities, autism, mental health and physical disability provision. He has written numerous accessible articles, taught across the UK, spoken at conferences and lectured internationally. He recentlyretired from working as Senior Lecturer in Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities at the University of Kent’s Tizard Centre.
ER  -