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Bruhn, Allison Leigh; Waller, LaNeisha; Hasselbring, Ted S. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2016
Students with behavior problems often lack the self-regulation skills necessary for success. One strategy shown to improve these skills is self-monitoring. Traditionally, self-monitoring has been done using paper and pencil, with some sort of prompt to complete the procedures. Prompts have involved teacher cues as well as technology. Current…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Technology Uses in Education, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Wass, Sam V.; Porayska-Pomsta, Kaska – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
In this review, we focus on research that has used technology to provide cognitive training--i.e. to improve performance on some measurable aspect of behaviour--in individuals with autism spectrum disorders. We review technology-enhanced interventions that target three different cognitive domains: (a) emotion and face recognition, (b) language and…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Technology Uses in Education, Cognitive Processes
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Echaniz, Crystal; Cronin, Kathleen A. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2014
This paper reviews characteristics of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), possible causes of ASD, current demographic information, the effects on the individual with ASD and the family, as well as diversity and multicultural issues related to autism. Additionally, the paper provides pertinent information about students with ASD for both general…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Etiology, Student Diversity
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DeLeon, Iser G.; Hagopian, Louis P.; Rodriguez-Catter, Vanessa; Bowman, Lynn G.; Long, Ethan S.; Boelter, Eric W. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008
This study evaluated an intervention for promoting wearing of prescription glasses in 4 individuals with mental retardation who had refused to wear their glasses previously. Distraction through noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) increased independent glasses wearing for 1 of the 4 participants. An intervention consisting of NCR, response cost, and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Modification, Mental Retardation, Visual Impairments
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Olive, Melissa L.; Lang, Russell B.; Davis, Tonya N. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Functional Communication Training (FCT) and a Voice Output Communication Aid (VOCA) on the challenging behavior and language development of a 4-year-old girl with autism spectrum disorder. The participant's mother implemented modified functional analysis (FA) and intervention procedures in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mothers, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Young Children
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Friman, Patrick C.; Jones, Kevin M. – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2005
Nocturnal enuresis is one of the most prevalent and distressing of all childhood problems. The treatment of nocturnal enuresis has shifted in the past few decades from a strictly psychopathological perspective to a biobehavioral perspective. Although the primary clinical features of this disorder are medical/organic, there is currently strong…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Behavior Modification, Child Behavior, Sleep