“This was a hard scene to watch; the situation was difficult to begin with but was made more challenging by the actions of the adult.”

http://www.paulakluth.com/articles/calmincrisis.html

This article was so simple…but extremely important. I think we can all think of someone we would like to hand this article to as a “wake-up call.” It seems like common sense to try to calm someone who is worked up, but it isn’t natural to whisper to someone who is yelling and crying. This is where our talent comes in as teachers, to reflect for a moment about what is best for our students and our classroom environment. Kluth’s strategy is simple, subtle, and by the sounds of it, successful. This strategy in one I can envision working not only for students with Autism, but also many other types of students.