Behaviour Charts

NeuroWild comic opening panel. A pink banner at the top reads: 'We only use the Behaviour Chart to REWARD good behaviour. That's fine, right?' in quotation marks. Below are four smiling cartoon flowers in a row (blue, purple, lilac, and a drooping orange one with a sleepy face). Text below: 'Let's explore what is actually happening...' The NeuroWild logo is in the bottom right corner.

Infographic with a green banner reading 'WHY NOT BEHAVIOUR CHARTS?' in hand-lettered text. Three pastel speech blobs in a row, each with a downward arrow: 'Behaviour you REWARD:' leads to 'Making eye contact'; 'Neurodivergent child LEARNS:' leads to 'I should tolerate discomfort to please others.'; 'Tell me MORE.' leads to 'Forcing ourselves to make eye contact can be uncomfortable, exhausting, & reduces how well we listen.'. A final arrow points to a cloud reading 'Is this a message that you're happy to teach this child?' Four small cartoon flowers peek up at the bottom left and the NeuroWild logo is at the bottom right.

Infographic with a periwinkle blue banner reading 'WHY NOT BEHAVIOUR CHARTS?' in hand-lettered text. Three pastel speech blobs in a row, each with a downward arrow: 'Behaviour you REWARD:' leads to 'Sitting still'; 'Neurodivergent child LEARNS:' leads to 'Keeping body still is more important than focusing or learning.'; 'Tell me MORE.' leads to 'Many ND kids need to be moving to focus. Keeping their body still uses a lot of mental resources.'. A final arrow points to a cloud reading 'Is this a message that you're happy to teach this child?' Four small cartoon flowers peek up at the bottom left and the NeuroWild logo is at the bottom right.

Infographic with a green banner reading 'WHY NOT BEHAVIOUR CHARTS?' in hand-lettered text. Three pastel speech blobs in a row, each with a downward arrow: 'Behaviour you REWARD:' leads to 'Copying Neurotypical social communication style.'; 'Neurodivergent child LEARNS:' leads to 'Neurotypical ways are superior. I should work hard to act neurotypical all the time.'; 'Tell me MORE.' leads to 'This often leads to very poor self image, & terrible mental health outcomes.'. A final arrow points to a cloud reading 'Is this a message that you're happy to teach this child?' Four small cartoon flowers peek up at the bottom left and the NeuroWild logo is at the bottom right.

Infographic with a periwinkle blue banner reading 'WHY NOT BEHAVIOUR CHARTS?' in hand-lettered text. Three pastel speech blobs in a row, each with a downward arrow: 'Behaviour you REWARD:' leads to 'Suppressing/ Ceasing stimming'; 'Neurodivergent child LEARNS:' leads to 'Autistic traits are unwelcome & unacceptable.'; 'Tell me MORE.' leads to 'Many of us end up hating our Autistic brains, & burning out through years of masking.'. A final arrow points to a cloud reading 'Is this a message that you're happy to teach this child?' Four small cartoon flowers peek up at the bottom left and the NeuroWild logo is at the bottom right.

Infographic with a green banner reading 'WHY NOT BEHAVIOUR CHARTS?' in hand-lettered text. Three pastel speech blobs in a row, each with a downward arrow: 'Behaviour you REWARD:' leads to 'Remaining in a situation where we are overwhelmed and/or distressed.'; 'Neurodivergent child LEARNS:' leads to 'We should tolerate situations where we feel distressed, uncomfortable or unsafe.'; 'Tell me MORE.' leads to 'This puts us at HIGH RISK of abuse. Please teach us that we deserve to feel safe.'. A final arrow points to a cloud reading 'Is this a message that you're happy to teach this child?' Four small cartoon flowers peek up at the bottom left and the NeuroWild logo is at the bottom right.

Infographic with a periwinkle blue banner reading 'WHY NOT BEHAVIOUR CHARTS?' in hand-lettered text. Three pastel speech blobs in a row, each with a downward arrow: 'Behaviour you REWARD:' leads to 'Starting/ completing tasks quickly'; 'Neurodivergent child LEARNS:' leads to 'Speedy work is desirable and needing extra time is bad.'; 'Tell me MORE.' leads to 'Our capacity to work quickly fluctuates. We shouldn't have to feel bad when we need extra processing time.'. A final arrow points to a cloud reading 'Is this a message that you're happy to teach this child?' Four small cartoon flowers peek up at the bottom left and the NeuroWild logo is at the bottom right.

Infographic with a green banner reading 'WHY NOT BEHAVIOUR CHARTS?' in hand-lettered text. Three pastel speech blobs in a row, each with a downward arrow: 'Behaviour you REWARD:' leads to 'Engaging in a 'typical' way with peers.'; 'Neurodivergent child LEARNS:' leads to 'Their authentic ND traits are inherently problematic. The only way to make friends is to hide your true self.'; 'Tell me MORE.' leads to 'We deserve real friendships based on shared interests & authentic interactions.' A final arrow points to a cloud reading 'Is this a message that you're happy to teach this child?' Four small cartoon flowers peek up at the bottom left and the NeuroWild logo is at the bottom right.

Infographic with a pink title banner reading 'Things to remember...' and three colored blobs each marked with an orange star. Purple blob: 'Rewarding NT behaviour (masking) reinforces the harmful perception that neurotypical brains are superior.' Blue blob: 'Our capacity to meet expectations fluctuates, & it's often outside our control. Rewarding/punishing us for our capacity is unfair & ableist.' Green blob: 'Rewards have been shown to decrease intrinsic motivation, can reduce students' generosity, & have a negative effect on mental health.' Below: 'To better support Neurodivergent students at school, remove the behaviour charts.' Six small colorful leaves and the NeuroWild logo run along the bottom.