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ISA Sensory and Social Scans® In school, home and community settings

Valerie Paradiz, Ph.D. Integrated Self-Advocacy ISA® Seminar Series

Early Years

Elijah’s Diagnosis

Sharron Loree

Grassroots Self-Advocacy Autreat AUGUA The Autastics

All in the Family

Elijah’s Cup

5th Grade Crisis

The ASPIE School

Advocacy Class

NYU Asperger Institute

Val’s Diagnosis

Today

Autism Research Institute Autistic Global Initiative

FirstPlace Arizona

Autism Speaks

Integrated Self Advocacy Programs

What Do You Know about Self-Advocacy? Pre-assessment

What is Self-Advocacy?

3 Steps of Self-Advocacy

1. Self-awareness

2. Advocacy plan + disclosure

3. Implementation

3 Self-Advocacy Steps

1. Self-awareness

2. Advocacy plan

3. Implementation

3 Self-Advocacy Steps

1. Self-Awareness

2. Advocacy plan + disclosure

3. Implementation

Your Self-Advocacy Experience Work with a partner

Self-Advocacy

Self-advocacy translates the principles of self-determination theory and person-centeredness into practice

We as parents, educators and support professionals must provide tools, experiences and contexts that model and teach self-advocacy

3 Indicators of Self-Advocacy

3 Indicators of Self-Advocacy

1. Self-Awareness

2. Competence

3. Autonomy - adapted from Ryan and Deci

1. Self-Awareness

Knowing that one needs to advocate for something and what it is

Case Study: Self-Awareness

Jason

7th grade participant in the WV-ATC Family Focused PBS Program

Parents did much of the communication

Loves weather and construction

Self-awareness: social and sensory needs, deep interests

2. Competence

Having tools to advocate for oneself, such as a script or a sensory support (sunglasses, earplugs) and knowing how to use them

Case Study: Competence

Began ISA Curriculum

Role Play with parents and school staff: fire alarm and bullying

Scripts for bullying and scripts for preferential seating away from alarm

Competence: generated own ideas for his IEP

Competence: worked and practiced to be weatherman on school TV channel

3. Autonomy

Initiating advocacy on one’s own behalf, independent of prompts or cues

Case Study: Autonomy

Used ISA to discuss supports for participating in IEP meeting

Deep Interest in Sponge Bob

Autonomy: led his own IEP

Autonomy: cutting his parent off when talking

Review of 3 Indicators

Example Jeremy has a meltdown every

time the vacuum cleaner is on

Joaquin keeps his headphones handy in his backpack

Marissa surprised us all by asking if we could turn off the fluorescent lights because it gave her a headache

Eugene knows a script he can use when the background noise in the hallway is difficult for him

Self-awareness, competence or autonomy? Self-awareness

Competence

Autonomy

Competence

5 Self-Advocacy Skill Areas

1. Sensory & environmental

2. Social

3. Disclosure

4. Strengths & interests

5. Civil rights & entitlements

1. Advocating for Sensory Needs

Becoming aware of one’s own self-regulation and sources of comfort

Understanding how to advocate for environmental accommodations

Advocating for environmental accommodations in novel situations or settings

2. Advocating for Social Needs

Becoming aware of one's social tendencies, including propensity for withdrawal, overload, shutdown

Communicating social preferences and needs

Advocating for social accommodations in novel situations or settings

3. Understanding Disclosure

Educating others about one's way of being or condition (cross cultural communication)

Assessing situations to determine how to disclose (full or partial)

Disclosure, particularly as safety or self care

4. Advocating with Strengths & Interests

Identifying one's own strengths and focused interests

Understanding when strengths or interests can be supportive to self-regulation

Using strengths and interests to support one's community, employment, social or learning experiences

5. Understanding Civil Rights & Entitlements

Knowing rights under ADA, IDEA or other relevant legislation

Participation in the IEP or adult services meeting

Understanding when to assert one's legal or civil rights

Discussion Consider the 5 skill areas of self-advocacy. Share insights and experiences from your classroom, home or therapy experience.

ISA® Indicators & Skills Assessment

Assessment

Uses of the ISA Assessment

To gather baseline data on self-advocacy ability

To target IEP, ISP, treatment or other program goals for an individual

To measure progress on self-advocacy goals

To measure outcomes (after completion of the ISA curriculum, a program, etc.)

Implementing the Assessment

15 survey questions 3 indicators x 5 skill areas = 15

Data collection Self report

1-3 adaptability scale

Adaptability Scale

1-3 scale 3 = No Answer (not adaptive) 2 = Answered, but not in

context to questions (adaptive) 1 = Answered in context to

question (highly adaptive)

Self-Awareness Scale

Competence Scale

Autonomy Scale

The ISA Curriculum

Teacher edition & student workbook

10 Units What is self-advocacy? The autism community Getting our words and thoughts out ISA Sensory Scan® ISA Social Scan® Identifying strengths & interests Role models Becoming a part of your IEP Understanding the Americans with

Disabilities Act

Advocacy portfolio

https://www.aapcpublishing.net/bookstore/books.aspx

Available through AAPC Publishers

ISA Sensory Scan®

Autism & Sensory Processing

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Person with autism

Person withoutautism

Zone of behavioral organization

Zone of behavioral disorganization

Sensory Scan Complete a scan of this room

Sensory Scan Worksheet

Top Three Environmental Needs

Sensory Advocacy Plan

Advocacy Action Plan Three Advocacy Steps Self-Awareness:

discover needs & preferences

Disclosure & Plan: make an advocacy plan

Implementation: carry out plan & assess

outcome

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Classroom Cafeteria Baseline Completion Intro of Advocacy Plan

Video NYC District 75

ISA’s Sensory Scan was effective in reducing and changing a variety of behaviors in students with diverse characteristics, strengths, and needs.

Brenda Smith Myles, PhD

Differentiated Instruction Sensory Scan Series

ISA Sensory Scan® Series

1. Text Only

2. Text & Visuals

3. Sight Words & Visuals

4. Visuals Only

5. Graphic Organizer

6. Flipbooks

Text &Visuals Scan

Visual Scan

Graphic Organizer Scan

Flipbook

Using the ISA Assessment for individualized support

Tracking Goals & Progress

Example

Goal: to become aware of one’s own self-regulation and sources of comfort

ISA curricular supports: ISA Sensory Scan® Sensory Advocacy

Plan Self-Advocacy

Portfolio

http://autismselfadvocacy.com/index.php/store-top

Download available at the ISA Store

Pre-assessment for scan type

Sensory systems pre-teaching worksheets

5 scan protocols

Sensory scan Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)

Advocacy portfolio

Sensory scan for transportation

Advocacy Scripts

Effective and ineffective self-advocacy

Advocacy Script Worksheet Complete the worksheet based upon your sensory scan or a student’s experience

Advocacy Script Worksheet

ISA Social Scan®

Social Scan Worksheet

Social Advocacy Plan

Self-Awareness: discover needs &

preferences

Disclosure & Plan: make an advocacy plan

Implementation: carry out plan & assess

outcome

Advocacy Action Plan Three Advocacy Steps

Differentiated Instruction Social Scan Series

ISA Social Scan® Series

1. Text Only

2. Text & Visuals

3. Simple Visual

4. Graphic Organizer

5. Flipbooks

Text &Visuals Scan

Simple Visual

Graphic Organizer Scan

Flipbook

Using the ISA Assessment for individualized support

Tracking Goals & Progress

Example

Goal: to learn to use one’s strengths and interests to support one’s community, employment, social or learning experiences

ISA curricular supports: ISA unit on developing

strengths and interests ISA Social Scan Advocacy Script Worksheet Advocacy Plan

Case Study: Self-Awareness

Jason

7th grade participant in the WV-ATC Family Focused PBS Program

Parents did much of the communication

Loves weather and construction

Self-awareness: social and sensory needs, deep interests

Case Study: Competence

Began ISA Curriculum

Role Play with parents and school staff: fire alarm and bullying

Scripts for bullying and scripts for preferential seating away from alarm

Competence: generated own ideas for his IEP

Competence: worked and practiced to be weatherman on school TV channel

Case Study: Autonomy

Used ISA to discuss supports for participating in IEP meeting

Deep Interest in Sponge Bob

Autonomy: led his own IEP

Autonomy: cutting his parent off when talking

ISA Social Scan Expanded Series

Expanded activities with visual and communication supports

Bullying/harassment series

Employment series

Transportation series

Bully & Harassment Series


Download available at ISA Store

Pre-assessment for scan type

4 scan protocols

Social Scan Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)

Advocacy portfolio

Specialized scans: Bullying Employment Transportation

Functional Behavioral Assessment Plus tools for developing Positive Behavior Supports and Behavior Intervention Plans

ISA Terminology

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FBA

• Sensory Scan

• Social Scan

BIP

• Advocacy plan

PBS

• Sensory supports and tools

• Social supports and tools

FBA Auditory Scan

Sample Auditory Scan as FBA

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Sample Self-Advocacy Plan as BIP

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Download available at ISA Store

ISA Indicators and Skills Assessment

Sensory Scan Pre-Assessment

Social Scan Pre-Assessment

Sensory Scan FBA & Tools

Social Scan FBA & Tools

ISA Flipbooks Available through the ISA Store http://autismselfadvocacy.com/index.php/store-top

The Advocacy Portfolio

ISA Advocacy Portfolio

Document progress and outcomes on goals

Fortify IEP or ISP with person-centered approach

Track transition IEP requirements

Foster self-determination

ISA Advocacy Portfolio

My Advocacy Goals

My Advocacy Scripts

My Advocacy Plans

My Top Advocacy Plans

My Sensory and Social Profile

Advocacy Notes for My Individual Education Plan (IEP) Meeting

Advocacy Notes for My Transition IEP Meeting

Advocacy Notes for My Adult Services Meetings

My Favorite Advocacy Resources, Support People and Mentors

Advocacy Portfolio Snapshot

Contact & ISA Store Valerie Paradiz, LLC [email protected] www.autismselfadvocacy.com

isa sensory and social scans® · 2018-09-07 · 1 isa sensory and social scans® in school, home...

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