Understand one difficult behaviour
A free 25-minute online Behaviour Clarity Session about one behaviour in one home routine. No preparation and no expectation to buy further support.
Not a diagnosis, full assessment or emergency service. Seek urgent local help for immediate danger or urgent health or safeguarding concerns. Session information · Privacy Notice.
Book with your name and email. We’ll guide you through consent and brief checks at the start of the call.
Your session is with Sim Shamu, UK-SBA Practising Registrant (No. 101466). Check my registration.
What you leave with
- A clearer description of one repeated behaviour and one difficult routine.
- The first useful question worth exploring next.
- A clear distinction between what is known, what may matter and what remains unknown.
- An honest next-step recommendation.
- A recommendation that may be focused BPMS support, another professional route, further information, or no paid behaviour service at this time.
- A concise Behaviour Clarity Note after the session.
Who it may suit
This session may be suitable when one repeated behaviour—such as hitting, biting, kicking, running off, property damage, refusal, screaming or another high-impact concern—is making an important home routine difficult or unsafe.
These examples do not automatically mean that the service will be appropriate. Suitability is reviewed using the information available.
Important limits
This is not an emergency, crisis or safeguarding service. It is not a diagnosis, Functional Behaviour Assessment or behaviour support plan.
Where there is an immediate risk of serious harm, seek appropriate urgent local support rather than waiting for this appointment.
How it works
1. Choose a time
Choose an available time in Google Calendar using your first name, surname and email. Your confirmation includes the Google Meet link. Please keep child and health information out of the booking fields.
2. Complete the opening checks together
We confirm who is attending, your location and who can consent. We’ll explain what the free session involves, answer your questions and guide you through the short consent form together. We’ll then ask a few brief safety and suitability questions before discussing your situation. If consent or suitability is uncertain, we pause and discuss the appropriate next step.
3. Talk through one situation and clarify the next step
Where appropriate, we use the remaining call to discuss one repeated situation and a better or different occasion. You receive an honest next-step recommendation and a concise Behaviour Clarity Note. There is no fee and no expectation to buy further support.
An appropriate recommendation may be focused BPMS support, further information, another professional route or no paid behaviour service at this time.
Who you will speak with
Sim Shamu
MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis
BTEC Level 5 in Positive Behaviour Support
UK-SBA Practising Registrant (No. 101466)
My work focuses on understanding behaviour within the situations in which it occurs and developing positive, practical support that protects dignity, safety, participation and quality of life.
The session is collaborative and no-blame. Its purpose is to organise what is known, be honest about what is not known and identify the most appropriate next step.
The UK-SBA register is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care.
PSA accreditation applies to the UK-SBA register, not to PBS ABA UK or the effectiveness of its services.
See what the Behaviour Clarity Note looks like
The note is short and practical. It separates what was reported, what may be relevant and what remains unknown.
Read the fictional example Behaviour Clarity Note
This example is fictional and does not describe a real child.
1. What matters to the child and family
The parent would like the evening transition away from the tablet to become calmer, so that bedtime can begin without hitting, prolonged conflict or everyone feeling distressed.
2. Priority behaviour and routine
The priority behaviour is open-handed hitting directed towards the parent.
The routine selected for clarification is ending tablet use before starting the bedtime routine.
3. Recent difficult occasion
The parent reported that the child had been using the tablet after dinner. The family was running later than usual, and the tablet was removed with little warning.
The child shouted, reached for the tablet and hit the parent several times. The parent explained why it was bedtime and repeatedly asked the child to stop. The tablet was eventually returned briefly while the parent settled another child.
This description records the parent’s report. It does not by itself establish why the hitting occurred.
4. Useful better or different comparison
The parent recalled another evening when the transition went more smoothly. On that occasion:
- the child was told in advance when tablet time would finish;
- a timer was visible;
- the next activity was already prepared;
- the family was not rushing;
- the tablet was not returned after the transition began.
Several things were different, so it is not yet possible to identify which difference mattered most.
5. First question worth investigating
The first useful question is:
Is hitting more likely when tablet use ends suddenly, when the family is under time pressure, or when hitting sometimes delays the transition or results in further tablet access?
This is an assessment question, not a confirmed explanation.
6. What remains unknown
It is not yet known:
- how often hitting occurs during this routine;
- whether similar behaviour occurs during other transitions;
- whether tiredness, pain, poor sleep or another recent change may be contributing;
- whether advance warning alone changes the outcome;
- which communication or coping skills the child can already use;
- how consistently adults respond across different evenings.
7. Safety, health and professional considerations
No immediate serious injury concern was reported during this fictional example. Any sudden increase, possible pain, illness or immediate risk would need appropriate medical or urgent consideration before routine-focused behaviour support.
8. Recommended next route
A focused assessment may be appropriate if this pattern is repeated and is having a significant effect on the child or family.
The next step would be to clarify the pattern using the minimum additional information necessary rather than assuming a function from this brief conversation.
Important limit
This note records a brief professional consultation. It is not a diagnosis, Functional Behaviour Assessment, confirmed behavioural function or behaviour support plan.
Start with one behaviour and one routine
You do not need to work this all out alone before speaking with a professional.
Choose a time directly. There is no compulsory pre-call or post-booking questionnaire. We guide you through the short consent form and brief checks together at the start of the call; suitability remains a professional decision.
Booking collects your adult name and email only. Please read the Privacy Notice and session information before choosing a time. Booking is not consent to assessment or marketing.
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- Behaviour Clarity Session Information: a free, limited consultation for one repeated behaviour within one important home routine. It is not a diagnosis, Functional Behaviour Assessment, behaviour support plan, crisis or emergency service.
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