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Peer reviewedIvancic, Martin T.; Bailey, Jon S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
Two experiments with 15 individuals having profound mental retardation found difficulties in identifying reinforcers that were actually effective in treatment of chronic training needs. Research needs in evaluating training alternatives for people with profound multiple disabilities who move very little or who respond with very long latencies are…
Descriptors: Identification, Multiple Disabilities, Positive Reinforcement, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedAllen, David; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
Evaluation of a training procedure to improve staff skills in the preventative and reactive management of severely challenging behaviors in a small residential treatment unit found reduced (though not statistically significant) behavioral incidents, use of major reactive strategies (restraint and emergency medication), and staff and resident…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Attendants, Behavior Disorders
Peer reviewedGabler-Halle, Debra; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
This article reviews and critiques the literature on the effects of participation in aerobic exercise on psychological/behavioral variables for persons with mental retardation and associated disabilities. Findings suggested that participation in an exercise program produces immediate, but not durable, benefits in the psychological and behavioral…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Aerobics, Behavior Patterns, Maintenance
Peer reviewedBibby, Peter; Eikeseth, Svein; Martin, Neil T.; Mudford, Oliver C.; Reeves, David – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
This corrected article on parent-managed interventions with children with autism reports on analysis of data on 66 children. Findings generally indicated that, after 31.6 months of intervention, IQ scores had not changed but adaptive behavior scores had increased significantly (n=21). However, overall interventions did not reproduce results from…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Autism, Home Programs, Intelligence Quotient
