Published on 12, July, 2020
Just wondering - has anybody here had any positive experiences of Positive Behaviour support (PBS). I've noticed it on the NAS website but wonder now whether the NAS needs to go a lot further and give much more detail on this topic.https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/bild/ijpbs/2022/00000012/a00101s1/art00001?fbclid=IwAR13fWuCv-duwD_s7YLAbgx7a4kGrwZQbOe7eBEj2fEb8r9y8wOOgP7PdIMIt states that, "Of particular concern is the tendency to group together autism and learning disabilities" (something I find when I join groups locally and discover that many of the concerns are skewed towards learning disabilities rather than autism), plus, " It should be noted, however, that PBS as defined here, and int he past, is not intended for persons identifying as neurodivergent who do not have a learning disability".I'm left wondering why so many autism groups actively promote it. Or is it like ABA in that pratitioners will say, "Oh, our PBS is different. We don't do that and we're very respectful and person-centred".The NAS site says:https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/positive-behaviour-support-pbsbut I'm thinking we need more guidance on this.
Though some autistic people have learning difficulties and some have intellectual disabilities, there is no mention of either in the clinical diagnostic criteria for autism. This is something that very many organisations, governmental or charity, seem to forget most of the time.
Exactly. They do co-occur quite often, but the majority don't have LD. Yet in the various groups I join locally, I'm in a minority and the dominant needs and topics for discussion seem to revolve around LD, not autism.