Waypoint Behavioral Health Solutions

05/13/2023

🤍 Lend them your influence rather than battling for control.

05/12/2023

Do you have a learner who enjoys pretending to be different animals? Try out this fun breathing exercise to help bring your child or learner back to a state of HRE—> happy, relaxed, engaged. This breathing exercise is also a wonderful way to coregulate alongside your child or learner. 🐍

05/10/2023

Word of the Week: Acquisition Task

05/05/2023

Friday Funnies
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But really, data is necessary!

05/04/2023

•Assent VS Consent•

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05/03/2023

Warmer weather is here and that means more opportunities to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air! ☀️Try out these outdoor sensory activities with your child or learner and enjoy the beautiful weather together.

In the comments below, let us know some of your favorite ways to spend time outdoors. ⬇️

05/02/2023

04/27/2023

•Verbal Operants•

04/26/2023

Ever feel like you’re constantly asking if your kiddo has completed all steps of a task? Continuously providing support with prompts until your child completes the entire task? Maybe it’s packing their own lunch, maybe it’s showering effectively, maybe it’s brushing their teeth correctly or maybe it’s getting themselves ready for school in the morning.

Try using a task analysis visual aid to help your child see each of the steps that are needed to complete the task as a whole. This allows your child to have a better chance at completing the task independently and completely. It also allows you to not feel as if you’re asking the same questions over and over on if your child completed x, y and z of the task at hand.

For any of the larger tasks that you feel your child may need more prompting through, write out every step of the task or provide pictures that represent each step of the larger task. You can create a task analysis for anything that has steps to complete before the task is entirely completed.

Check out the example below for washing your face. ⬇️

04/25/2023

04/21/2023

Did you know? ⬇️

Stimming isn’t just in the form of hand flapping or rocking. It can be in so many more forms… even more than listed below.

04/20/2023

Help bring yourself or your learner back to a state of HRE (happy, relaxed, engaged) with this breathing exercise that also focuses on muscle tension, which can easily happen to the body when in distress.
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04/19/2023

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04/18/2023

Don’t forget to click the link below to sign up for our monthly Autism Caregiver Support Group. Can’t be there in person, don’t worry- Zoom option is available.

http://waypointbhs.com/events

04/14/2023

Looking for a fun new recipe to try with your kiddo or learner? Try these Fruit Pizza Bars for a healthy snack option that promotes eating different textures, colors and shapes. 😋 Practice literacy skills, following instructions, completing a recipe and functional living skills all while having fun making this tasty treat!

04/13/2023

What are the 7 Dimensions of ABA?? ⬇️

04/12/2023

Word of the Week: Latency

04/11/2023