The Clinical Director for Daniels Academy talked about the complexities of working with the autism spectrum with talk radio show host Lon Woodbury and Elizabeth McGhee. The interview was on the radio show, "Parent Choices for Struggling Teens."
The host of the talk radio show Lon Woodbury is the publisher of Woodbury Reports and the founder of Struggling Teens. He is an Independent Educational Consultant and has worked since 1984 to help families with struggling teenagers. Meanwhile, the co-host of the radio show, Elizabeth McGhee, works at the Sandhill Child Development Center in New Mexico, where she is the Director of Admissions and Referral Relations.
About Douglas W. Maughan
Once a case manager at Utah's Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD), Douglas, who has a BA, MA, and LCMHC, is now the Clinical Director at Daniel's Academy, a therapeutic boarding school that offers a family-living atmosphere for boys with autism. These young men, aged 13 years to 18 years, struggle with emotional difficulties, academics, and executive function.
Four Constructive Ways of Working with the Autism Spectrum
Due to their inability to follow school rules and regulations because of prefrontal cortex damage, students who fall within the autism spectrum are often considered stubborn and defiant by teachers or labeled as having a psychological problem called Oppositional Defiant Disorder. As a consequence, these students are frequently misunderstood because they can't change their views.
Awkward in peer relationships, autistic students do not react well when they are teased or bullied. This becomes a huge issue for them and sometimes to fit in they tease or bully others as well.
Daniels Academy works with high-functioning autism, as defined as a Level One autism in the DSM V. The staff teach through a number of ways like individual therapy or group milieu settings. Students also improve social skills by interacting with the local community. Many of these boys are actually very bright. However, this is not always discerned because they have very low self-esteem.
Students learn what Daniels Academy call the Four Pillars. These are the four essential skill sets associated with social adaptability: Executive Functioning, Social Thinking; Emotional and Mood Regulation, and Daily Living. In addition, students practice improving fine motor skills. The success of the program in working with the autism spectrum is measured by whether or not students have been able to use the four essential skill sets at a high level for at least 6 months in the course of their interactions with staff, community members and peers.
The host of the talk radio show Lon Woodbury is the publisher of Woodbury Reports and the founder of Struggling Teens. He is an Independent Educational Consultant and has worked since 1984 to help families with struggling teenagers. Meanwhile, the co-host of the radio show, Elizabeth McGhee, works at the Sandhill Child Development Center in New Mexico, where she is the Director of Admissions and Referral Relations.
About Douglas W. Maughan
Once a case manager at Utah's Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD), Douglas, who has a BA, MA, and LCMHC, is now the Clinical Director at Daniel's Academy, a therapeutic boarding school that offers a family-living atmosphere for boys with autism. These young men, aged 13 years to 18 years, struggle with emotional difficulties, academics, and executive function.
Four Constructive Ways of Working with the Autism Spectrum
Due to their inability to follow school rules and regulations because of prefrontal cortex damage, students who fall within the autism spectrum are often considered stubborn and defiant by teachers or labeled as having a psychological problem called Oppositional Defiant Disorder. As a consequence, these students are frequently misunderstood because they can't change their views.
Awkward in peer relationships, autistic students do not react well when they are teased or bullied. This becomes a huge issue for them and sometimes to fit in they tease or bully others as well.
Daniels Academy works with high-functioning autism, as defined as a Level One autism in the DSM V. The staff teach through a number of ways like individual therapy or group milieu settings. Students also improve social skills by interacting with the local community. Many of these boys are actually very bright. However, this is not always discerned because they have very low self-esteem.
Students learn what Daniels Academy call the Four Pillars. These are the four essential skill sets associated with social adaptability: Executive Functioning, Social Thinking; Emotional and Mood Regulation, and Daily Living. In addition, students practice improving fine motor skills. The success of the program in working with the autism spectrum is measured by whether or not students have been able to use the four essential skill sets at a high level for at least 6 months in the course of their interactions with staff, community members and peers.
About the Author:
Discover more about the problems faced by Struggling Teens. Lon Woodbury records the entire interview on his L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
No comments:
Post a Comment