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McCurdy, Erin E.; Cole, Christine L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been shown to benefit from being educated in general education classrooms that provide interactions with typically developing peers. However, behaviors exhibited by students with ASD frequently lead to their return to segregated special education settings. Evidence-based interventions that are both…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Learner Engagement, Peer Relationship
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Fischetti, Anthony T.; Wilder, David A.; Myers, Kristin; Leon-Enriquez, Yanerys; Sinn, Stephanie; Rodriguez, Rebecka – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
We evaluated 4 evidence-based interventions to increase compliance. Three children with autism who exhibited noncompliance when asked to relinquish a preferred toy were exposed sequentially to interventions that included a reduction in response effort, differential reinforcement, and guided compliance. Results indicated that effort reduction alone…
Descriptors: Evidence, Autism, Reinforcement, Compliance (Psychology)
Morrison, Heather; Roscoe, Eileen M.; Atwell, Amy – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
We evaluated antecedent exercise for treating the automatically reinforced problem behavior of 4 individuals with autism. We conducted preference assessments to identify leisure and exercise items that were associated with high levels of engagement and low levels of problem behavior. Next, we conducted three 3-component multiple-schedule…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Autism, Reinforcement, Exercise
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Hayward, Diane W.; Gale, Catherine M.; Eikeseth, Svein – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Outcome research has shown that early and intensive behavioural intervention (ABA) may improve intellectual, language and adaptive functioning in children with autism. However, research has also indicated that not all ABA provisions are equally effective. Therefore, it may be beneficial to describe the key variables that are common to programmes…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Parent Participation, Behavior Modification
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Whittingham, Koa; Sofronoff, Kate; Sheffield, Jeanie; Sanders, Matthew R. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
This study was conducted in conjunction with a randomised controlled trial of the parenting program Stepping Stones Triple P for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The current study concerned examination of the qualitative data arising from the RCT as well as evaluation of the particular parenting strategies that the parents found…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Rearing, Parents, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Bray, Melissa A., Ed.; Kehle, Thomas J., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2011
With its roots in clinical and educational psychology, school psychology is an ever-changing field that encompasses a diversity of topics. "The Oxford Handbook of School Psychology" synthesizes the most vital and relevant literature in all of these areas, producing a state-of-the-art, authoritative resource for practitioners,…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Problem Solving, Delivery Systems, Cognitive Ability