Attention-seeking behavior is everywhere. We engage in it with our spouses, parents, and others all the time. However, the difference between this and the attention-seeking behaviors our learners engage in is that they often don’t know how to wait to receive attention. They also may not know how to properly seek attention and it’s our job to teach them. Here, we discuss the value of attention and effective strategies to teach requesting and gaining attention.
We start by defining attention-seeking behaviors and how to assess them, including how to identify more subtle behaviors and the importance of identifying the function of the behavior. We also discuss how to introduce replacement skills, requesting attention programs, proper use of reinforcement, and how to use role play and practice scenarios.
It’s really important to determine the function of a behavior before implementing any programs, so we’re offering our functions of behavior cheat sheet for free download below.
What’s Inside:
- Strategies to teach our learners requesting and gaining attention
- How to introduce replacement skills
- How to use role play and practice scenarios
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