Studio III
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Specialist training and clinical services in @lowarousal, stress management and distressed behaviours. It's about understanding our own behaviour first.
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'Often, we are consciously aware of the fact that we put our foot in it, or that we inadvertently trigger incidents. But the opposite side of that is, by approaching somebody differently we can prevent incidents as well.' - Andy McDonnell, youtu.be/zy4FcMfWwiw
'Our brains are lazy' - Andy McDonnell Watch the video: youtu.be/zy4FcMfWwiw Professor Andrew McDonnell discusses the Low Arousal Approach to understanding behaviours, reflecting on Peter Vermeulen's work in neuroscience around the predictive brain.
'To thine own self be true: you start by changing your own behaviour, not other people.' - youtu.be/ODGwGOF0Uik Andy McDonnell discusses the cornerstones of the Low Arousal Approach - demand reduction, microskills, relationship building, reflection, empathy and trauma.
'We spend too much time arguing with our kids.' - Andy McDonnell youtu.be/qj2jcJ5pNKs In this series on Low Arousal Approaches for Families, Professor McDonnell and a family trained in Low Arousal discuss the benefits of giving children and young people choices over rules.
Student Success Strategies | Event in Bedford Join Gareth D Morewood on Friday 7th February at Bedford Girls School for an immersive, hands-on workshop focusing on improving student outcomes. To book, contact [email protected]!
Our own Andy McDonnell will be speaking at this years NAS National Autistic Society Professionals' conference on March 13th about using Low Arousal Approaches to create restriction-free lives for young people and adults. More info: autism.org.uk/conference
