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Activation principle

Typology
Methodological
Resource description
The student must be an active subject in his learning principle
https://tajibo.org/autismo-tea-regular-activacion/
Sample of use in education with students with IDD

A child who is likely to engage in inappropriate behavior such as starting to scream is offered a calming box to redirect that impulse towards an appropriate one.
Difficulties to which it could be applied
Emotional Regulation
  • Anxiety
  • Harmful activities
  • Regulating Emotions
  • Understanding Emotions
Emotional Regulation, Executive Functioning and Flexibility
  • Avoidance behavior or meltdowns
Emotional Regulation, Social Communication Challenges
  • Expressing Feelings
Executive Functioning and Flexibility
  • Managing transition and adaption to changes and new situations
Executive Functioning and Flexibility, Repetitive Behaviors and Restricted Interests, Specialized Skills and Talents
  • Intense attachment to objects or activities
Executive Functioning and Flexibility, Repetitive Behaviors and Restricted Interests
  • Impulsiveness
  • Mental rigidity, need to follow routines
Sensory Processing and Sensitivities
  • Discomfort sensory-rich environments
Learning Objetives
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Flexibility