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#1070 - Q&A: Teen School Refusal & Motivation Styles

#1070 - Q&A: Teen School Refusal & Motivation Styles

Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families

September 2, 202414m 48s

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Show Notes

Robert asks, What can you do when your teenager won’t go to school? Throw in the complexity of neurodivergence, and this becomes a tough situation!

Plus, a question from Sian about managing the inconsistency between a reward/token system at school and what is going on at home. Can two very different structures coexist and work for your child?

In this episode:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

  • Emotion-Based School Avoidance

  • Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) or Persistent Desire for Autonomy

  • Conflict around gaming

  • Connection vs control
  • Explore, explain, empower
  • Emotional valence (the extent to which an emotion is pleasant or unpleasant, ranging from negative to positive)
  • Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation
  • Building structure in the home

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