behavior analysis grounded in context
How I work
I combine behavior analysis, environmental context, and a neurodiversity-affirming approach.
I do not begin with the question of how to stop a behavior. I look at what the behavior may be telling us about load, relationship, demands, and what is actually manageable in that moment.
In cases of strong demand reactivity, pace, autonomy, and communication style matter especially. This is also why my analysis may include the PDA (Persistent Drive for Autonomy; historically also expanded as Pathological Demand Avoidance) profile.
How I understand difficulty
I treat behavior as information, not as a starting point for control.
When refusal, escalation, withdrawal, or difficulty with change appears, I do not immediately assume unwillingness or “testing boundaries”. Instead, I look at what happened earlier and how that moment may have affected the nervous system, sense of safety, and ability to respond.
I ask questions such as:
- what increased the load
- where pressure showed up
- when the ability to act became less accessible
- what signs appeared earlier
- what may have been read as refusal, even though it may have been self-protection
- what role the environment played: people, place, communication style, and the way the day was organized
What looks like refusal from the outside may sometimes be an overloaded system trying to protect itself.
What my work is based on
I work with data, hypotheses, and small changes tested in practice.
Looking closely at what happened helps separate what a person can do in supportive conditions from what is actually accessible in a given moment. This makes it easier to find changes that reduce tension and support a greater sense of safety in action.
The goal is not a ready-made protocol for everyone, but a better understanding of a specific person in a specific environment: home, school, therapy, or work.
Data is a way of organizing what happened — not of simplifying the person, but of making sure their context is not lost.
What matters to me
This approach is grounded in a few consistent principles.
a neurodiversity-affirming approach
attention to load, pressure, and what is actually manageable
working with data, not assumptions alone
ethics, relationship, and fit with real life
Who this is for
This approach may be helpful when standard strategies are no longer enough.
Especially when patterns keep repeating, the cause is hard to identify, and quick interpretations do not bring relief or real understanding.
If you are looking for support that does not reduce a person to “difficult behavior”, but helps make sense of the wider system — the person, the demands, the environment, and the cost of functioning — you can contact me at kontakt@autyzm.poznan.pl.