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Master responsive strategies: Use behaviour-reduction procedures such as extinction, time-out, response cost, and overcorrection in an ethical and effective manner.
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Understand behaviour functions: Identify whether behaviour is maintained by attention, access to tangibles, escape from demands, or automatic reinforcement (self-stimulation).
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Support sensory regulation: Implement specialized programs for tactile, visual, proprioceptive, and vestibular (gravity insecurity) regulation.
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Teach independence: Apply protocols for teaching skills such as “dressing appropriately for the situation,” “keeping the closet tidy,” and “following multi-step instructions.”
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Design effective interventions: Create data-driven plans that combine proactive environmental adjustments with appropriate consequences.