Behavioural Therapy for Lasting Behaviour Change

I have worked in the field of Autism for ten years. I thought I knew a lot but what I learnt today was a breath of fresh air and should be taught to all professionals working with ASD. Tan knows ASD better than any presenter I have seen. Thank you for a new insight!

I first saw Tan present her one day workshop and realised she was different to anyone else I had seen present. I wanted to know more. I approached her and she told me about her staff mentoring programme. I now Skype Tan when I am having difficulty with my own clients and she is able to help me understand my client so I can support them in a way I was never able to before. I have also found that I am now much better at understanding and supporting myself which has allowed me to work more confidentially and supportively with clients. Thanks Tan.

This is the first time i have experienced behaviour management that considers the opinions and needs of the child, as opposed to control.

I recently attended Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder by Tanya Curtis and wanted to say how informative and practical it was for me as a kindergarten teacher. On a personal note the methodology Tanya presented around behaviour was simple to understand and could be used in all areas of your life not just work situations. The day was well paced and Tanya’s presentation was filled with amusing but very practical examples of how to understand and deal with challenging behaviours. The resources available at the workshop to help implement Fabic’s 3 step process to behaviour change was awesome. This is a workshop that you could attend numerous times and still find it beneficial to your daily living. Thank you, Tanya.

As I am an intervention psychologist, i have a lot of theory, so the practical skills I have learnt have been great! ALL DSQ staff in accommodation should attend this course.

The workshop was well structured – very informative with good examples and was very clear. Tan knew her stuff. Loved the examples Tan provided and she was able to answer difficult questions.

As a presenter, Tan was very calming and well presented. Lots of useful strategies and examples were given. Informative and not too technical.

Very Practical! Great handouts given and Tan gave an excellent presentation full of relevant information.

We just wanted to say thank you very much for the workshop you hosted in Melbourne this week. My husband and I found it very interesting and have already put in place some of your recommendations with our 5 year old son, who has severe autism, verbal dyspraxia & anxiety. He has responded well.

I appreciated the real life examples which were very easy to follow and understand.

Excellent value and professional delivery! This was a wonderful course, applicable to everyone.

Thank you Tan. Absolutely wonderful and will aid me in assisting teachers/parents and students to gain more life. With simple, practical and clear guides and tables.

After doing some research I was advised of Tan Curtis and her company Fabic but it was the ability to work with me through SKYPE that first tweaked my interest. No more long travelling to get to specialists now I was able to access them in my own home. After an at home visit where Tan came interacted & assessed Connor, I started on my road to understanding!! I have undertaken one-to-one sessions with Tan Curtis since April 2010 and workshop courses with the Fabic team since July 2010.

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Thank you Tan for providing an interesting approach to an ordinary day in the life of a parent with ASD. I will be able to implement many of these strategies in our home.

The content of this workshop was very clear, gave great strategies and how to use them. It was adaptable for all levels of challenging behaviour.

Well presented – Congratulations. Clear, concise and relevant. Presenter knew her stuff!

Most other seminars are useful, but give nothing practical to take away. These seminars are brilliant in that the strategies can be used right away.

We came to Fabic to get support for our Mr 8 who we thought was destroying our family. In the process we realised we needed support with our marriage, as it was the way we were with each other that was causing our son’s anxiety and tantrums. We had been to marriage counselling before but we did not click with the therapists we saw and didn’t really get any support. Tan Curtis was quick to identify the problem and worked with us both in a way that neither of us felt she was taking sides. She gave us understanding of ourselves and how to communicate with each other. Our marriage is now stronger than ever, and our son is now enjoying life without tantrums.

Thank you. This workshop was very practical. A great template to overlay what can often be a very perplexing situation!

My 12 year old child has ADHD and High Functioning Asperger’s Syndrome. Tanya helped me and my child to break down our days into easily achievable tasks with her simple processes. Tanya has given him tools with which to interact with others. This has helped him to gain and maintain friends for the first time ever. I have had a lot of interactions with different sorts of ‘HELP’ for my son, but feel that Tanya really understands where his head is at and where mine is too! Thanks for your caring Tan.

I found this course really understandable and I could use what I had learned right away and put it into practice.

Tan was very knowledgeable and an excellent facilitator. Lots to take away for clients, family and MYSELF.

It felt like you were talking about and describing our students. So many light bulb moments and so great to hear someone else talk about difficult behaviour. Perfect! Please start up a clinic in Melbourne.

I was speaking with my son’s teacher after his most recent incident where I had to pick him up.
I’m so glad that the teacher was asking herself ‘I wonder why?’ the behaviour was happening just as I was wondering myself (I heard that comment on Fabic TV). So after we arrived home, my son explained why he had reacted (his ‘smashed picture’) and the teacher was correct!
Me and my two sons have been discussing that very situation alot about how to deal with (life) and discussing options about how to deal with this particular issue in the future (new skills). I fell asleep listening to the Fabic TV “building skills to support behaviour change” last night. I am so excited about it.
Not only do I believe that the information can help us, but it is also very fascinating and grounding. Thank you so much

The whole concept of collecting data is very useful to me. The thermometer concept is excellent!

Great strategies for improving/assisting the lives of people we support plus implementing the sequence of Behaviour. Excellent and easy to understand.

OMG, there is hope! We have been to so many different psychologists, speechies, paediatricians and even a psychiatrist and no one was able to change our nightmare. When we were told to try Tan Curtis at Fabic we begrudgingly went thinking “just another waste of time”. Within my first session we felt so much better and like we were finally going to get the support we needed. The girl makes sense and we understand her! She knows what she is talking about. Thank you Tan Curtis, you are so normal and down to earth, but so knowledgeable and HELPFUL! Keep doing what you are doing.

What service did you receive at FABIC? Behaviour Support

Please tell us about your experience with FABIC: Your Behaviour Support Practitioner has been absolutely incredible in supporting NAME and us as a family to solve any issues that arose/arise. Your Behaviour Support Practitioner is always so positive, understanding and helpful. It is never a problem changing an appointment. I feel your Behaviour Support Practitioner goes above and beyond.

Please tell us what you valued from FABIC: The resources are great (I am not sure how many teen resources there are though). The knowledge and positive attitudes of everyone at FABIC. Excellent services. Thank you so much for all you do.

By Anonymous

Very pleased with the course. Completely different understanding on how to help my autistic son.

Many thanks Tan. A very informative session. I learned a lot about ASD.

I would love to see some of this as compulsory component of the training for all carers dealing with challenging behaviours, The course flowed extremely well, each part leading to the next and conclusion.

Tan has been attending a fortnightly staff meeting via skype to support us to case manage our students with difficult behaviours. It has been great to have her part of the team so we are able to review regularly our strategies and change them quickly when not working. Our behaviour incidents with our initial child reduced dramatically but we have also noticed our school suspensions have reduced.

The practical application of the sequential approach was great. I would like to see this and the follow up workshop repeated on an annual basis. It will help me with staff coaching.

The information was presented in a very clear and structured manner. One of the best presented workshops I’ve been to in a long time.