A firm physical restraint procedure (physically holding the child from behind until all verbal and physical aggressions had ceased for 30 seconds) was effective in significantly reducing the aggressive responses of a 6-year-old severely emotionally disturbed male in a self-contained special education class. (Author/CL)

Multidimensional scaling yielded three comparable dimensions and the words fell into thematic clusters like those found among the problem behaviors. Results were similar to those reported earlier for the problematic behaviors. (Author/BEF)

Analysis of data from four prisons of different types confirmed previous findings that overcrowding is positively related to disruptive behavior, and that the strength of this relationship varies with the type of correctional institution. Overcrowding and constructive behavior are negatively related. (Author)

The effectiveness of using the school principal for behavior contracting with problem students was studied with nine students (sixth through eighth grade). Implementation of administrator-student behavioral contracting successfully decreased the number of teacher referrals to the principal's office. Suggestions for implementing…

The results indicated that the two groups differed on child compliance recorded by an independent observer and by the mother, maternal perception of child adjustment, and maternal adjustment. Maternal perception of child adjustment was the best discriminator between the two groups. (Author/CL)

Points out that for mainstreaming to work, it requires much effort on the part of the business teacher, the handicapped students, and the students. Discusses physical and emotional barriers and gives suggestions to ease the situation. (JOW)

The Behavior Problem Checklist was used to assess the prevalence of behavior problems in deaf children (N=192) and compare these results to earlier studies of hearing and hearing-impaired children. Results were more consistent with past findings among children with no hearing problems. (Author/RC)

Investigated the ability of the Wechsler Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) subtest scores to distinguish between three groups of behaviorally disordered boys and a control group. Results suggest that although WISC-R subtest scores were able to distinguish between the groups, their use as a classification metric could be highly misleading.…

In the area of school transportation for handicapped children, three issues need attention: the driving ability of the vehicle operator; the child management abilities of the operator and his/her aide, if any; and the safety of the vehicle. The article lists many sources of information on the topic. (SB)

The article describes a population of retarded people in a British city who were followed from childhood up to the age of 22 years and examines the frequency of various kinds and degrees of intellectual, physical, and behavioral impairment which they suffer. (Author/DLS)

Describes a dilemma in diagnosing the behavior symptoms of three transracially adopted Korean boys (aged 22 to 30 months) in psychiatric treatment. Alternative explanations are offered after successful treatment. (CM)

A brief description of autism is presented, along with evidence documenting the educability of autistic children. Some issues relating to autistic children's behavior are described, and teacher and administrator preparation is reviewed.

The Gestalt concept of self-responsibility is the acknowledgement by the individual that he/she is the author of all behavior. The behavior of the alcoholic is contrasted with the self-responsible individual. Clinical application of Gestalt therapy techniques to alcoholism is demonstrated and discussed with case illustrations. (Author)

The paper reviews cognitive training studies with children showing behavioral, attentional, or cognitive problems. (Author)

As a response to a preceding article, the author outlines his views regarding the nature of self-control particularly as they contrast the Fagen-Long curriculum for emotionally disturbed and learning disabled students. (SBH)