This book outlines practical steps for preventing and responding to the various phases of meltdown behavior in students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Based on Geoff Colvin's best-selling book, "Managing the Cycle of Acting Out Behavior in the Classroom," this practitioner-friendly guide provides special and general education teachers of autistic students a seven-phase positive behavior support model that includes interventions for each phase. Teachers will find experienced guidance for providing a supportive environment in which students with ASD can succeed. [Foreword by Richard L. Simpson.]