#positive behavior support

[autball]

Yes, the new-and-improved “positive” stuff still sucks.

(Image description: A 4 panel cartoon by Autball.

1: Two figures (one red, one yellow) are in an empty classroom. Yellow is putting something we can’t see on the wall and says, “My kid saw a reference to dunce hats in a Youtube video the other day, and she asked me what they meant.”

2: Same scene. Yellow grabs a blue bin while saying, “I told her what they were about and that they actually used to be a thing in schools, and she couldn’t believe it!” Red is carrying a poster over to the wall and says, “Oh man, yeah, so cruel.”

3: Same scene. Red is putting their poster on the wall and says, “And then there was a time when they’d make kids write lines over and over on the chalkboard about what they did wrong, in front of EVERYONE.” Yellow pulls a clothespin out of the blue bin and replies, “Ugh. So embarrassing, and not even helpful!”

4: Same characters, but we can now see what they’re been working on. They stand in front of a decorated bulletin board which has: a poster of a child sitting “properly” at a desk entitled “I’m Ready to Learn!;” a poster of the classroom rules; a rewards chart with the names of all the children in the class on it; and a rainbow colored clip chart covered in clothespins with the children���s names on them. While attaching a clothespin, Yellow says, “I’m so glad we don’t use public shame and humiliation in the classroom like that anymore.” Red, finishing up with the rewards chart, says, “Totally.”)

[meadowhaven]

Aggression is a common challenge in behavioral health settings, especially when working with individuals with developmental disabilities. Effective management of aggression often requires tailored interventions and a supportive environment. For staff at a group home in Frederick, Maryland, creating a safe space where individuals feel understood and respected can make a significant difference. Techniques such as positive reinforcement, clear communication, and creating a calm environment help to reduce the likelihood of aggressive outbursts.

[stuffieautism]

i love you autistic people who can’t do anything outside of your special interest <3 especially higher support needs people. you’re not a bad person, and you don’t need to feel guilty or ashamed. regardless of if you’re not everything other people want you to be. autism is a disability. and i hope your special interest is bringing you joy!

[psychotic-tbh]

Huh, I don’t think I ever posted about the color-related coping mechanism I use

Basically I give myself three options for colors, one bright (orange, red, etc.), one easily found in nature (green, brown, etc.), and one neutral (white, black, grey). It’s okay if you need someone to help you choose!

Once I pick a color I look around wherever I am in that moment and try to list off things of the color I chose

You don’t have to count unless you want to, and it works almost anywhere!

If it doesn’t work the first time, that’s okay! You can do it a few more times (assuming it proves helpful for you. Everyone is different so it’s possible it won’t work for all)

I find it most helpful for anxiety, dissociation, and hallucinations

I also found this on my own, and outside of therapy

Sorry for the wall of text, I hope you’re all well!

[caligvlasaqvarivm]

I had sort of thought Kanaya's teasing and bullying towards Eridan for wanting to get back together with Vriska may have been an extension of her jealousy towards him that even someone like Eridan could get Vriska's attention, albeit in pitch feelings. As Kanaya was desperate to have a flushed relationship with her. She even cuts of Tavros' legs just AFTER she had seen him kiss Vriska. However, it was Vriska who initiated the kiss, not the bronzeblood himself. Kanaya puts Vriska that high up that she would overlook any behaviors. Only mediating if it means she could have a chance to get close to Vriska while not being open about her real feelings towards her. Which was something Eridan called Kanaya out in their first pesterlog together.

i personally don't read THAT much petty malice in her actions; i think she's mostly just a bit of a doormat, as Space players tend to be. while her retaliation against tavros (basically cutting him out despite being friends with him) IS unwarranted and motivated by jealousy, cutting off his legs is framed as a misguided attempt to be helpful (in fact, one of the potential reasons hussie throws out for why kanaya does this is to enable vriska one last time, by "erasing" one of her biggest asshole moves). as hussie points out, it's not ever really made clear whether or not tavros WANTED the help, so it still doesn't reflect very well on kanaya, but given she goes to Actual Murder when she wants revenge, i don't think "revenge" was quite her motive with "helping" tavros walk again.

let's remember that kanaya's core defining character flaw is "enabler," which ties in with both her Sylph class AND Space aspect, for a double whammy of enabling. even though she clearly has nothing but disdain towards eridan, she never just blocks him and moves on (which is what nearly everyone else on the meteor does), and even ultimately makes him his wand.

while she grapples with this tendency of hers, outright admitting it to be a flaw to rose and eventually getting fed up with eridan, gamzee, and even rose herself, she never fully resolves or confronts this tendency head-on, nor takes any accountability for the people she's helped fuck over. just another character in a long list who never fully completed their arcs.

[starryoak]

I think the reason I differ from a lot of Akechi fans (and I am sincerely a fan!) is that I don’t find his backstory all that sad or for that matter interesting. It might be because I see it more interesting analyzed as a warped reflection of Ken Amanda’s backstory rather than a unique story of its own. And his plan, I find it pathetic more than anything else, sad only in its level of sheer stupidity, shortsightedness and miserable ineffectuality of self obsessed teenager-hood. But that’s what’s compelling about it and him! in my eyes, what’s interesting and unique about his character and has the potential to tell new stories that haven’t been done before has nothing to do with his pain or his redemption, except when kept in conversation with the undeniable fact that his plan was an ass-backwards idiotic and selfish plan fueled on nothing but spite by a deeply self-centered child who grew into an egotistical young adult without any reckoning of how completely stupid and impossible it all was.

[ajy006]

Not to be that woke friend, but why do Tumblr girls romanticize mental illness? It feels like some people have turned sadness into a defining trait, almost as if they crave sadness just for the sake of being sad. Every time I come across those posts, it’s usually some girl crying with the cringeworthy captions like "I am a sad girl" or "Girls are most beautiful when they cry." Another thing I've noticed is that it's always pretty, young, skinny white women—never men, people of color, fat or those who aren't conventionally attractive. I hardly see those individuals discussing the real harms of mental illness; it often comes off as just an aesthetic for them.

It’s really frustrating to witness mental illness being romanticized in this way. This portrayal creates the illusion that sadness is something to aspire to, rather than a condition that requires genuine support and understanding. It's really important to understand that mental health impacts people in various ways. We shouldn't just focus on a narrow, idealized image of suffering. (Just to clarify, I'm not trying to invalidate anyone's mental illness.💗)

[bluebirddiary]

A very pregnant moose grazing on baby ferns in Homer Alaska. Photo taken on mothers day. <3

[trichy-jadie]

Reblog this if you want to show trichotillomania awareness!

[benjaminallhope-fulltimemind]

I'm so sorry that you've been getting anon hate. Nobody deserves to be told what you're being told.

Even though I don't support Lily I don't think any of her fans or even she deserves this treatment.

Thank you so much and yeah it's perfectly okay to not like a YouTuber, hell people disliked Dream and for some reason they had to justify their dislike when that isn't the case. While people have a deeper parasocial hatred of Lily the same rules apply, in fact I have an idea that the more you hate someone the more likely you are to believe and propagate accusations, I'm using Dream as an example again because he was someone who had horrible accusations levied against him that people believed uncritically and it took an entire hour long video to disprove everything. So yeah thanks for the support give me a like and a follow if you could I'd appreciate it.

[whumpfish]

The true psychotic experience is loads of people liking your posts about your experience with psychosis but never reblogging them

[unsolicitedadvicecatlady]

It takes exposure and experience to evolve and grow. New is different, intimidating, a little scary. Change is hard. Growth takes a lot of breaking down what you were to become something more. It doesn't have to be a lessening or a weakening. How do you let your exposures shape your experience? Do you continue to experience joy, bliss, ecstasy? Or do you let every new exposure and circumstance dictate your life's experience? Do you continue to be determined, steadfast and resolute to enjoy whatever this world throws at you to deal with?

CAN YOU ENJOY YOUR LIFE?

[moodr1ng]

told my psych i finally got on the autism assessment waitlist but since the average wait to get an appointment is 2 years i was considering private screening even though it costs quite a lot of money. he was just like "to be honest even if you get diagnosed we dont really have any support tools to offer you, its usually just behavioral therapy and social skills training" and therefore its not that useful to be diagnosed faster since i wont get any support either way. i am disappointed to be told straight up that even w a diagnosis i wont get shit to help me but at least he was honest so i can moderate my expectations and not waste hundreds of euros on private screening lol..