Teaching Tolerance and Communication

When things don’t go as planned or we experience sudden schedule changes, we become disappointed or frustrated. For children with autism, unexpected disruptions in routine or a person’s actions often lead to them demonstrating challenging behaviors. In order to help our learners become more flexible, we can use these moments to teach tolerance. Here, we discuss how to help our learners tolerate the stress that comes with things not going their way. Many become stuck and have trouble moving on...