Safety skills for autistic children are best taught one at a time, in the places they will be used, with clear practice, visual supports and plenty of reinforcement, while physical safeguards at home stay in place until the skill is truly reliable. Start with the...
An ABA mastery criterion is the rule, written before teaching begins, that tells the team when a child has learned a skill well enough to change the teaching. The rule usually pairs an accuracy level with a number of observations, such as 80% correct across three...
If a child is unresponsive and not breathing normally, shout for help, call 9-1-1 (or have someone call), and start chest compressions right away. Push hard and fast in the center of the chest, about 100 to 120 times a minute, and add two rescue breaths after every 30...
Place every AED where a responder can fetch it and reach any person in your building within about three minutes. Keep it unlocked, visible from the normal path of travel, mounted at an unobstructed height, and marked on a facility map. No single federal rule fixes...
