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de Winter, C. F.; Jansen, A. A. C.; Evenhuis, H. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: Challenging behaviour is a major problem among people with intellectual disabilities. Physical factors may be an important cause. The aim of the present systematic review was to determine the physical conditions associated with challenging behaviour. Methods: A literature search was conducted in PubMed and the Cochrane systematic…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems, Physical Disabilities, Epilepsy
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Dominick, Kelli C.; Davis, Naomi Ornstein; Lainhart, Janet; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Folstein, Susan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
The frequency, course, and inter-relationships of atypical eating, sleeping, self-injurious behavior, aggression and temper tantrums in children with autism and children with a history of language impairment (HLI), was investigated using a parent interview that was created to examine these problem behaviors. The relationships between these…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Sleep, Self Destructive Behavior, Language Aptitude
McEvoy, Christopher; And Others – 1987
The report documents the theoretical basis and application of massage therapy, with six students who exhibited self-injurious behaviors (SIB), in two studies. The first study investigated the relationship between physical and/or emotional stress and self-abusive behavior in five severely mentally impaired students. Subjects received two to three…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Case Studies, Self Destructive Behavior