The FAB Arousal Level strategy helps children and teens with complex behavior challenges become aware of their arousal. Using traffic lights and smells youth are gradually guided towards an awareness of their current arousal level. While I like both the Zones of Regulation and Alert Program I find severely disabled youth can be confused by […]

Despite the Caronavirus with its delays, masks, and other obstacles my four occupational therapy students completed their three month internship with me today! I asked that they take this graduation picture today with their masks on to remind me of their dedication and perseverance. While I was impressed by their evidence-based knowledge, it is then

     After using Environmental Adaptations as the foundation for an individualized FAB (Functionally Alert Behavior) Strategies® program to help youth with complex behavioral challenges See Picture Environmental Adaptations the FAB Strategies® curriculum proceeds to describe the Sensory Modulation strategies. The Sensory Modulation strategies build on the environmental adaptation strategies of the photo gallery .    

      After using Environmental Adaptations as the foundation for an individualized FAB (Functionally Alert Behavior) Strategies® program to help youth with complex behavioral challenges See Picture Environmental Adaptations the FAB Strategies® curriculum proceeds to describe the Sensory Modulation strategies. Sensory Modulation strategies have been found to improve behavior in children and teens with Post-Traumatic Stress (Warner

Despite the objections from some professionals a multidisciplinary approach may be needed to help youth with complex behavioral challenges. An individualized program may be required for youth who have developmental, sensory, behavioral and mental health challenges. I developed the FAB (Functionally Alert Behavior) Strategies® curriculum as a foundation for environmental adaptation, sensory modulation, positive behavior

The FAB Body Scan strategy helps promote a functional body scheme. The body scan builds on the foundation of previous FAB Strategies that orient clients to the front-back, top-bottom, and two sides of the body Previous post on body orientation preceding body scan Research supports that the body scan helps significantly decrease school aggression in

Recent research indicates that Interoceptive Awareness  (e.g., conscious awareness of pain, affective touch, heart rate, etc.) is integrated with Sensory Processing input (e.g., fast brushing, movement, touch, deep pressure, , vibration, sound, & sight)  in the middle Insular Cortex (Craig, 2014). These new  neurological findings form a theoretical foundation for recent research showing the efficacy

I hope you enjoy my new website. Please forgive me for any confusion you experienced during the initial building phase. My new website offers a lot of free resources that can assist you in using FAB Strategies to help youth with complex behavioral challenges. The FAB Strategies site allows you to select from 5 distinct