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Self Regulation
EDPS 612.03
Alison Lessard
Christina Majcher
Nicole Dickson
Taylor Leslie
Outline
1. What is Self Regulation?
2. Why Self Regulation?
3. Intervention #1: The Incredible 5 Point Scale
a. Program Overview
b. Program Highlights
4. Intervention #2: The Zones of Regulation
a. Program Overview
b. Program Highlights
5. Debate
6. Closing
7. References
What is SelfRegulation?
Why Self
Regulation?
The Incredible 5
Point Scale
Program
Overview
What is the Incredible 5 Point Scale?
Created by teachers and autism resource
specialists, Kari Dunn Buron and Mitzi Curtis
Developed to help children with ASD learn how
to identify and manage their own behaviour and
emotions
At each level a child identifies what each rating
may look like, feel like, and the possible
solutions to control them
Program
Overview
Why use the Incredible 5 Point Scale?
Visual strategy
May teach social understanding and expectations
Self management
Visual reminder
Used to address many issues
social issues
emotional issues
voice volume
meeting and greeting others
Anxiety
Stress Management
Repetitive Behaviours
Program
Overview
How would you use the Incredible 5 Point Scale?
Program
Overview
Simple - can be easily adapted to a scale of 3
depending upon cognitive ability of the child
Objective - feelings are rated as numbers not good
or bad
Flexible - can be adapted for a wide variety of
emotional management, voice levels, anxiety and
even understanding other's behavior and social
awareness
Links actions to emotions - scale can be used to
help students link how they feel with actions to try
Positive #1
Proven effectiveness for those with ASD, ADHD,
Tourettes, and OCD
Developed by educators who specialize in working with
students with ASD
Incorporates concrete, visual method of breaking down
abstract social situations
Uses Carol Grays social story constructs to provide a
simple written description of the problem.
Positive #2
Can be used to address a variety problems related to social
understanding
Sample stories and scales include:
When My Voice Gets Too Big - Voice Scale
When Words Hurt - The Touching and Talking Scale
Helping Alex Meet Friends - The Meeting and Greeting
Others Scale
Touching Rules - My Touching Scale
When My Obsessions Get Too Big - My Obsessive Index
Positive #3
When I Go Out
I love being at home. I
especially love my bedroom
and the family room at my
house. Sometimes I go out
with my parents. Going out
can be fun and stressful.
One place I like to go is the
YMCA. I love to swim and I am
usually a #1 when Im there.
This means I am doing just
great!
Another place I go is church. I
dont like going to church and
sometimes I yell. My mom
and dad get pretty upset
when I yell in church. I might
upset other people too.
Yelling in church is probably a
#5...continues.
5 I need to leave!
4 I need some space
3 Please dont talk
2 I am a little nervous
1 I can handle this!
Positive #4
Requires minimal preparation and materials
Rating
Looks Like
Feels Like
kicking or hitting
my head will
probably explode
Call my mom
Go to my quiet spot
screaming at people
almost hitting
nervous
shaky
Go to see
Mrs. M
Go to my quiet spot
mean face
sometimes rude talk
grumpy
bad mood
I want to cry!
nothing unexpected!
following the Group
Plan
calm
good
Remember how it
feels
playing with my
friends
happiness
awesome
Positive #5
Available in App format
The Autism Help App 5
Point Scale was
developed by the Autism
Society of Minnesota.
Originally designed using
the Incredible 5 point
scale to assist ASD
individuals communicate
without the need to be
verbal during emergency
situations.
Also has a great deal of
flexibility to be used in a
variety of contexts and
situations.
The Zones of
Regulation
Goals of the
Program
Teach students to identify their emotions and
the zone they are in
Teach students to use strategies or tools to
stay in a zone or to move to a different zone
Help students build a toolbox of methods such
as calming techniques, cognitive strategies,
and sensory supports that can be used to help
them regulate their behaviour
The Zones of
Regulation
Red Zone
Yellow Zone
Green Zone
Blue Zone
The Zones of
Regulation
The Positives of
The Zones of Regulation
Addresses underlying deficits in emotional and sensory
regulation, executive functions and social cognition
Incorporates Social Thinking Concepts
Consists of many visuals to teach students
Integrates practices in the field of Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
(ADHD) into the curriculum
Based on Extensive research in self-regulation (including
sensory regulation, emotional regulation and executive
functioning)
Categorizes the complex feelings a student has and
allows them to easily communicate how they are feeling
itunes App available awarded the Moms Choice
Positive 1
Comprehensive & EvidenceBased
Positive 2
Visual Supports & Tracking
Tools
Positive 3
Easy to Use & Adapt
Positive 4
Uses Fun Games & Activities
The Zones uses fun games and activities to
enhance student learning and explore concepts:
Emotion charades
Match the face
Zones Uno
Zones Twister
Zones M&M game
The Zones Bingo
Feelings bean bag toss
Feelings song (for younger children)
Art activities
Video clips
Positive 5
Teaches Useful Techniques &
Strategies
The program teaches
students sensory supports,
calming techniques, and
thinking strategies that can
be applied to a wide range
of situations. Techniques
and strategies include (but
are not limited to)
breathing exercises,
calming sequences, big vs
little problem, inner coach
vs inner critic, etc.
Positive 6
Supplemental App Available
A Supplemental app by
Selosoft, Inc. is available
from the App Store or
iTunes
The app uses a cognitive
behavioral approach
Individuals explore various
calming techniques,
cognitive strategies, and
sensory supports, building
a toolbox of methods to
use to regulate and move
between zones
Students are taken on an
adventure throughout a
town filled with
excitement, rewards, and
Debate
The 5 Point Scale
1. The 5 point scale is
used as 1 of many
strategies in the
Zones of Regulation
2. Can require a higher
level of thinkingthese can be abstract
concepts for some
children
3. Requires
communication and
input from child and
The Zones
1. Recently developed
program with little
empirical research
regarding its
effectiveness
2. May be too childish
for use with older
students
3. Generally designed to
be used with students
who have average to
above average
intelligence
Debate
The 5 Point Scale
4. Difficult to adapt as a
universal level of support.
Best used as a targeted
or individualized
intervention.
5. May not be easy for
everyone to reduce a
social concept or
behavior to 5 steps.
The Zones
4. Requires teacher
discretion to tailor lessons
and activities based on
students needs thus
affecting treatment fidelity
5. Should children use
color words to describe
their emotional state in
place of appropriate
terminology?
6. App is expensive
Wrap Up
VS.
References
Buron, K. D., & Curtis, M. (2003). The incredible 5-point scale:
Assisting students with autism spectrum disorders in
understanding social interactions and controlling their emotional
responses. Shawnee Mission, KS: Autism Asperger Publishing Co.
Kuypers, L.M. (2011). The zones of regulation: A curriculum designed
to foster
self-regulation and emotional control. San Jose, CA: Think Social
Publishing Inc.