Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Guide for Parents and Students

http://www.amazon.com/What-When-Brain-Stuck-What/dp/1591478057

This book by Dawn Huebner is a step-by-step guide to help children recognize and respond to OCD tricks and provides examples and activities to assist in breaking free of the urges of OCD.

What is Sensory Integration/Sensory Processing?

Sensory Integration has to do with the 5 senses. This video explains what sensory integration is and the role of an occupational therapist.
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Sensory Integration

Indiana Resource Centre for Autism explains what sensory integration is and provides Tips to Consider about visual and auditory input, taste and smells, and proprioceptive and vestibular input as well as helpful ideas to assist in each of these areas.

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Why Your Whole Staff Should Be On Twitter

Great ideas as to "Why Your Whole Staff Should Be On Twitter" to see how Twitter can bring your school community closer and open up classroom doors to develop stronger relationships.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2014/10/why_your_whole_staff_should_be_on_twitter.html

Hands are Not for Hitting by Elizabeth Verdick.

A great book to help remind students that "Hands are not for Hitting" by Martine Agassi.

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Visual Schedule Tip Sheet

Many students are visual learners and may benefit from the use of a Visual Schedule. Check out the tips below!

http://elearning.autism.net/

Ecological Systems Theory of Development...BMS

Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) Training begins!  Tomorrow we will be giving two sessions on BMS re-certification for our Educational Assistants.

BMS is based on the Ecological Systems Theory of Development.

Tools For Life

Tools For Life  is a program that assists in developing students' understanding, management, communication and relationship problem-solving skills. View some of the Tools by clicking here.

Classroom Use: Enables students to work on skills for character development, conflict resolution and peacemaking.