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Download full textOstryn, Cheryl; Wolfe, Pamela S.; Wertalik, Jennifer L. – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2023
A functional behavior assessment is an evidence-based process that identifies the function of challenging behaviors in order for educators to develop behavior intervention plans for students with disabilities. All behaviors are under stimulus control and research indicates that behaviors typically serve four functions: tangible, escape, attention,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Sexuality, Behavior Problems
Direct linkKatherine R. Brendli Brown; Carol Blessing; Toshna Pandey; Heather Simmons; John O'Brien – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2025
Limited research is available on the effectiveness of person-centered planning on the quality of life of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/D) living in group homes. Our qualitative study sought the perspectives of five group home residents with ID/D, two external consultant coaches, and 14 key personnel in various roles…
Descriptors: Planning, Group Homes, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Kastner, Kendall M.; Tiger, Jeffrey H.; Gifford, Margaret R. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2023
As a treatment for escape-maintained problem behavior, differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) is typically initiated by reinforcing compliance on a dense reinforcement schedule. This work schedule is then progressively thinned such that the individual is required to complete more work, up to some socially acceptable terminal…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Reinforcement, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Problems
Marissa Matteucci; Dorothea C. Lerman; Loukia Tsami; Samantha Boyle – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2023
Many individuals diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are uncooperative during routine dental exams, leading to poor oral health in this population. Few studies have evaluated methodologies for preparing dental students and professionals to work effectively with patients diagnosed with IDD. In this study, experimenters…
Descriptors: Dentistry, Distance Education, Physician Patient Relationship, Cooperation
Drew, Christine M.; Machalicek, Wendy; Crowe, Becky; Glugatch, Lindsay; Wei, Qi; Erturk, Buket – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2023
Children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are more likely to engage in challenging and interfering behavior than their typically developing peers, which has been linked to many negative outcomes. The most effective interventions to address challenging and interfering behavior incorporate function-based…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Sweeney, Dwight P.; Gilliam, James E.; Nicolaou, Maria; Akimoto, Maria Elena; Yerolkar, Kshitija – Preventing School Failure, 2023
To date, most studies seeking to explore the impact of COVID-19 school closures on student outcomes have focused on cognitive/academic losses. This study explores changes in adaptive behaviors experienced by children and youth with autism spectrum disorders or other developmental disabilities when in-person, one-to-one behavior training was…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Change, Achievement Gains, Autism Spectrum Disorders
