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Manente, Christopher J.; Maraventano, James C.; LaRue, Robert H.; Delmolino, Lara; Sloan, Donna – Behavior Analyst Today, 2010
As individuals with autism age out of the educational system, families and practitioners are faced with a number of challenges, including placement concerns and limited behavioral support. Among the most significant concerns is the assessment and treatment of challenging behavior in this population. While assessment and treatment strategies have…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Alternative Assessment, At Risk Persons
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Nelson-Gray, Rosemery O.; Lootens, Christopher M.; Mitchell, John T.; Robertson, Christopher D.; Hundt, Natalie E.; Kimbrel, Nathan A. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2009
Personality disorders are complex and highly challenging to treatment providers; yet, for clients with these problems, there exist very few treatment options that have been supported by research. Given the lack of empirically-supported therapies for personality disorders, it can be difficult to make treatment decisions for this population. The…
Descriptors: Personality, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Personality Problems
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Delfs, Caitlin H.; Campbell, Jonathan M. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2010
Methods and outcomes from functional behavioral assessment have been researched widely over the past twenty-five years. However, several important research questions have yet to be examined sufficiently. This quantitative review of developmental disability research aims to make comparisons of different functional behavioral assessment…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Literature Reviews, Research Methodology
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Leigland, Sam – Behavior Analyst Today, 2007
Fifty years after the publication of Skinner's "Verbal Behavior", some possibilities for the future of Skinner's "science of verbal behavior" are considered. Specifically, certain areas of development or advancement are examined which might be of special importance to the expansion and influence of the functional analysis of verbal behavior.…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavioral Science Research
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Meador, Stephanie K.; Derby, K. Mark; McLaughlin, T. F.; Barretto, Anjali; Weber, Kim – Behavior Analyst Today, 2007
This study evaluated the effects of using differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) with a differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) resetting time schedule to reduce stereotypy in a child with Rett Syndrome. The primary purpose of the investigation was to compare latency and choice as dependent measures to identify…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Autism, Reinforcement, Behavior Modification