March 23, 2016
Emotional responses regularly go hand-in-hand with behaviour that is trying to tell us something. Emotion that comes with anxiety, worry, frustration, sadness or with the elation of joy. The […]
Thoughts, Ideas & Strategies
Welcome to the Creating Connections Australia blog page!
Our blog covers a range of topics relating to Autism, behaviour support, social skills and other aspects of neurodiversity.
Please check in with us regularly as we share our thoughts, ideas and stories, and please also feel free to contact us with any comments or questions. Sherri You can read our disclaimer and terms of use here.March 14, 2016
The word punishment in dictionary terms refers to ‘a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc.’ A punishment is often used in response to a behaviour […]
March 6, 2016
In last week’s post, we discussed the idea that Behaviour = Communication. That if you look really closely at behaviour, you’ll see that it is telling you something. […]
February 28, 2016
When we see a behaviour, a person is simply trying to communicate something! For example, if they are jumping up and down with excitement, we can assume […]
February 22, 2016
Why do we provide accommodations? The simple answer… To ensure everyone has access and opportunity to achieve success. ‘Accommodation’ and ‘adjustment’ are terms that we use […]
February 15, 2016
Part of establishing an environment that is accessible to the way in which everyone learns and functions, is ensuring that sensory support is in place. What […]
February 8, 2016
Providing support to someone on the spectrum means to provide the best possible foundations for them to flourish – you might even say it’s essential to […]
February 1, 2016
In our blog posts this month we’ll be focussing on creating environments and settings that best support people with autism / autistic people. But before we […]
January 24, 2016
We all need something to inspire us or work towards that makes us happy, no matter how big or small! For many of us, beginning a […]