Sometimes the difficulties of autism can lead to behaviors that are quite challenging to understand and address.  Autism Speaks has a a video series and tool kit on challenging behaviors.  The  Autism Speaks Challenging Behaviors Tool Kit can be downloaded through their website at here: http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-se…

In the video series, Nicole Weidenbaum, M.S.Ed., SAS, Executive Director, Nassau Suffolk Services for Autism, addresses questions about challenging behaviors. Questions addressed: 1) What are challenging behaviors? 2) What’s the most important thing to know about challenging behaviors? 3) What’s important to know about aggressive or self-injurious behaviors?