Misfit Minute 16: When Writing Tasks Cause Behaviors: Helping Students Stay Focused #CantOrWont

✏️ Why do some students laugh, avoid, or melt down when it's time to write?
In this quick Misfit Minute, Audra shares 5 go-to strategies for figuring out what’s really behind those writing task behaviors—and how to support students in moving forward.

Whether it’s a fine-motor challenge, motivation issue, or just plain frustration, you’ll learn how to adjust your approach to meet your learners where they are. Great for BCBAs, special ed teachers, and therapists supporting early learners or students with autism.

🔑 Key Takeaways
• Start by asking: Can’t or won’t?
• Reduce demands for students with skill deficits using scribes, tracing, or stamps
• Use shaping and strong reinforcement to build writing tolerance
• Rethink reinforcement if motivation is low—faster, better, or more preferred
• Try shared turns and social engagement to make writing fun and collaborative

📦 Resources Mentioned
• “Can’t Do vs Won’t Do” visual → https://abainschool.com/mm2w
• 🎧 5 Preschool Behavior Strategies → https://abainschool.com/ep66
• 🎧 Crisis Cycle Creation → https://abainschool.com/ep57
• 🎧 FBA Process: Start here → https://abainschool.com/ep31
• 💡 ABA in School blog → https://abainschool.com
• 🎁 Free Token Boards → https://abainschool.com/ymnr

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