- Self-regulation deficits in children with ASD, ADHD, ACEs, and LLD
- Development of self-regulation, emotion understanding, and Theory of Mind (ToM)
- Language and cognitive processes involved in social-emotional development
- Link among attachment, relationships, and emotions
- Exercises to measure understanding of words for internal states
- Tools to assess comprehension and connection of internal states to plans and actions
- Mechanisms to chart and monitor behavior
- Rubrics to assess social skills
- Checklists to determine factors that influence language and behavior
INTERVENTIONS AND STRATEGIES TO:
Develop Social-Communication Skills and Emotion Understanding
- Apply attachment theory to emotion understanding and social interactions
- Scaffold interactions to achieve topically-related turn taking
- Social narratives to establish social roles and rules
- Co-regulation strategies to build relationships
- Teach language to identify and express internal states
- ”Emotional Thermometer” to match feelings to appropriate responses
- Personal narratives to process emotionally-charged events
- Self-talk, positive messaging, and labeling of internal states to manage emotions
- Move from tight routines to flexible scripts to ensure participation in group activities
- Calming, mindfulness, and bibliotherapy techniques
- Intrinsic motivation, positive engagement, and self-efficacy to improve behavior
- Movement and sensory experiences to engage children in learning
- Project- and team-based learning opportunities to establish rules for social participation
- Reinforcement system and procedures to manage behavior
- Apply Theory of Mind (ToM) to text comprehension
- Connect internal states with plans, goals, and actions
- Tell, map, and analyze personal and social narratives
- Link social, behavioral, and educational goals
- Guide participation in instructional conversations
- Scaffold inferencing and predicting