Dealing with Extreme Non-Negotiable Behavior

Some behaviors should not be ignored. Any extreme, violent behaviors are non-negotiable. Non-negotiable behaviors include any action that may cause self injury or injury to others as well as behaviors that may cause damage to property.

Planned ignoring and redirection do not adequately address these extreme negative behaviors but there are interventions that can be used in their place. There has to be an immediate and meaningful consequence to the non-negotiable behavior.

The treatment plan will include a crisis management section that is designed to address non-negotiable behavior. Common interventions include relocating the individual as well as your self to a new location. Move all items out of the child's reach and request a back up person to take control of the situation.

Sometimes the presence of the person who is the target of the non-negotiable behavior will immediately calm the autistic person. In the most extreme cases, physical restraint may be used.