Increasing Your Child's Sitting Tolerance

Introduction

• Various skills needed for maintaining sitting tolerance.
• Techniques to help children develop these skills.

Identifying Interests

• Plan tasks connected to the child's interests.
• Helps increase attention span and ability to sit still.
• More effective engagement in activities.

Environment Setup

• Clutter-free and calming surroundings.
• Reduces distractions, especially for children with autism.
• Enhances focus and attention.

Comfort and Sensory Issues

• Comfort is important for concentration.
• Use sensory seats or weighted toys to reduce fidgeting.
• Provides extra sensory input to help children sit longer comfortably.

Motivation and Reinforcement

• Utilize child's favorite items for motivation.
• Essential to use reinforcements to encourage sitting still (even if just for 30 seconds initially).
• Gradual increase in sitting time as the child becomes more capable.
• Encouragement and rewards upon task completion.

Importance of Sitting Tolerance

• Essential for focusing in school.
• Promotes better attention and task completion.

Professional Support

• At Autism Recovery Network, prompts are used to assist with tasks.
• Successful task completion leads to rewards and encouragement.
• Introduction of new tasks with gradually increasing time.

Contact Information

• Inquiries can be sent to the contact information provided on the screen.

Conclusion

• Sitting tolerance is vital for a child's development.
• Employ various techniques to support and improve this skill.