IndexPlan B in school, 258–62
prior experience, 198
reflection on outcomes of solutions,
187
skills necessary to participate in Plan
B, 187
training other skills with Plan B, 196,
198–204
unevenness of skills development, 14
See also cues, social; friendships
solutions
anticipating outcomes of, 194
asking for help, 183–86
bad, 109
categories of, 183–86
cognitive flexibility skills, 197
communication patterns in families,
213
considering/exploring a range of
possible, 109, 169, 178, 183–88,
194, 275
CPS as model for use with all children,
275
defining the problem, 104–6
detailing of, 165–67
doable/realistic, 108–9, 110, 118, 120,
132–133, 139, 141, 156, 178,
187–88, 256
doing it a different way, 183–86
durable, 109, 119, 121, 131–32, 151,
169, 256
factors that cause Plan B to go astray,
132
following through on agreed-upon,
156, 187
ingenious, 108–9
invitation, 106–22
meeting halfway/giving a little,
183–86
mutually satisfactory, 90, 109–10, 118,
120, 132–133, 139, 141, 145,
155–156, 178, 187–88, 213, 256,
259, 275
Plan A, 109
297Plan B in school, 256, 259
predetermined, 109, 132
ranking of Plans, 118
thinking through, 194
training other skills with Plan B, 197
See also invitation; problem solving
special education, 229, 246, 249
coordinators for, 262–70
speculation, 211–13, 222–223, 225–26
SSRI antidepressants, 237
stepping up to plate, 144
Steve (child), 12
sticker charts, 3, 29, 73, 77
stimulants, 234–35
strategies. See conventional wisdom;
interventions
Strattera, 235
structure, 168–69, 194, 244
“stupid” problem, 199–202
suicide, attempted, 65, 67–68, 70
summer camp problem, 137–39
supermarket problem, 94–95
surrogate frontal lobe, 96–97, 110,
186–188
swearing problems, 191–93, 208–9
swimming lesson problem, 115–17
tags, clothing, problem about, 181–83
taking responsibility for actions, 145
talking through third person, 217
teachers
creating a community of learners,
258–62
expectations for, 246–47
expertise of, for dealing with
explosions, 169, 243, 246, 251
explosive children as misunderstood
by, 245
feedback from, 202–3, 240
medications, 240
Plan B in school, 249–50, 259–60,
262–70
as role models, 259
time constraints of, 250, 260