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Direct linkDunlap, Glen; Carr, Edward G.; Horner, Robert H.; Koegel, Robert L.; Sailor, Wayne; Clarke, Shelley; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Albin, Richard W.; Vaughn, Bobbie J.; McLaughlin, Darlene Magito; James, Kim Mullen; Todd, Anne W.; Newton, J. Stephen; Lucyshyn, Joseph; Griggs, Peter; Bohanon, Hank; Choi, Jeong Hoon; Vismara, Laurie; Minjarez, Mendy Boettcher; Buschbacher, Pamelazita; Fox, Lise – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
A major goal of positive behavior support (PBS) is to produce broad-based, long-term improvements in adaptive behavior; however, the empirical base, at present, is mainly composed of relatively short-term studies carried out in circumscribed contexts. Therefore, a need exists for reliable data that can inform the field regarding the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Behavior Modification, Rating Scales
Self, Trisha L.; Hale, LaDonna S.; Crumrine, Daiquirie – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this tutorial is to provide speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with general information regarding the most commonly prescribed medications for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; e.g., central nervous system stimulants, noradrenergic reuptake inhibitors, alpha-2 adrenergic agonists, antipsychotics,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Speech Language Pathology, Anatomy
Birdwell, Benjamin Park – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The present study builds on previous research, which demonstrated higher levels of depressive and interpersonal conflict language in first-person narrative accounts of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide attempt (SA) in borderline personality disorder. The present study was designed to examine the semantic similarity of time-sequences…
Descriptors: Semantics, Linguistics, Suicide, Personality
Fox, Robert A.; Holtz, Casey A.; Moist, Amie M. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
There is a paucity of treatment literature for significant and intractable behavior problems in adults with autism and mental retardation. Four adults with autism, severe to profound mental retardation, and serious, long-term behavior problems participated in an accommodation training program as an adjunct to more traditional behavioral and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Severe Mental Retardation, Autism, Quality of Life
Download full textHays, Danica G.; Craigen, Laurie M.; Knight, Jasmine; Healey, Amanda; Sikes, April – Journal of School Counseling, 2009
Professional school counselors are likely to work with students who are experiencing mental health issues including self-injury, eating disorders, depression and suicidality, as well as those associated with dating violence and bullying. This paper discusses two key areas school counselors are encouraged to reflect upon in determining if there is…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Counselor Role, Dating (Social), School Counselors
Banda, Devender R.; McAfee, James K.; Hart, Stephanie L. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2009
This case study was conducted with a student diagnosed with autism and Tourette syndrome who displayed severe self-injurious behavior (SIB). We conducted a functional behavioral assessment which indicated that SIB was maintained by multiple functions using an ABAC design to determine the effect of positive social attention and extinction. Results…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Autism, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Petty, Jane; Allen, Debbie; Oliver, Chris – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2009
We used experimental and descriptive functional analyses and lag sequential analyses to examine the functional and temporal relationship among the self-injurious (SIB), potentially injurious, repetitive, challenging, and pragmatic communicative behaviors of 6 children with intellectual disabilities. Functional analyses revealed social function for…
Descriptors: Naturalistic Observation, Severe Mental Retardation, Pragmatics, Behavior Problems
Grobman, Jerald – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2009
An eclectic form of psychodynamic psychotherapy is presented to address the emotional problems of exceptionally and profoundly gifted adolescents and adults. The approach includes cognitive/behavioral techniques as well as psychologically informed mentoring, coaching, and advising. Once a psychodynamic formulation was established, it was used to…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Gifted, Adolescents, Patients
Woodcock, K.; Oliver, C.; Humphreys, G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: The behavioural phenotypes of Prader-Willi (PWS) and Fragile-X (FraX) syndromes both comprise repetitive behaviours with differences between the profiles. In this study we investigated the context and antecedents to the repetitive behaviours and the association with other behavioural phenotypic characteristics in order to generate…
Descriptors: Resistance to Change, Anxiety, Psychological Patterns, Genetic Disorders
Symons, Frank J.; Harper, Vicki N.; McGrath, Patrick J.; Breau, Lynn M.; Bodfish, James W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The role of pain in relation to self-injurious behavior (SIB) among individuals with intellectual disabilities is not well understood. Some models of SIB are based on altered endogenous opioid system activity which could result in elevated pain thresholds. In this study, non-verbal behavioral signs indicative of pain as measured by the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Self Destructive Behavior, Mental Retardation, Pain
Williams, Don E.; Kirkpatrick-Sanchez, Sharon; Enzinna, Christie; Dunn, Jacqueline; Borden-Karasack, Deborah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Pica is a very dangerous form of self-injurious behaviour because one occurrence can be lethal. Dealing successfully with dangerous pica in a large institution requires a high level of administrative support. It cannot be relegated to each psychologist to write a programme. A written behaviour programme is only one component of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Surgery, Hygiene
Kirchner, Teresa; Forns, Maria; Mohino, Susana – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2008
Self-harming behavior during incarceration has been a topic of increasing attention in recent years. Some authors attribute these episodes to the high level of stress that imprisonment generates coupled with a low quality of coping strategies employed by inmates. The main aim of this study was to identify, by means of coping typologies, prisoners…
Descriptors: Coping, Self Destructive Behavior, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
Ystgaard, Mette; Arensman, Ella; Hawton, Keith; Madge, Nicola; van Heeringen, Kees; Hewitt, Anthea; de Wilde, Erik Jan; De Leo, Diego; Fekete, Sandor – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
This international comparative study addresses differences between adolescents who engage in deliberate self-harm (DSH) and who receive help following the DSH episode versus those who do not. A standardized self-report questionnaire was completed by pupils aged 14-17 in Australia, Belgium, England, Hungary, Ireland, The Netherlands, and Norway (n…
Descriptors: Health Services, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Floyd, Elizabeth Freeman; McIntosh, David E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a complex group of neurodevelopmental conditions that develop in early childhood and involve a range of impairments in core areas of social interaction, communication, and restricted behavior and interests. Associated behavioral problems such as tantrums, aggression, and self-injury frequently compound the core…
Descriptors: Autism, Pharmacology, Interpersonal Relationship, Drug Therapy
Valdovinos, Maria G.; Nelson, Samantha M.; Kuhle, Jennifer L.; Dierks, Abigail M. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are often prescribed psychotropic medication to treat behaviors such as aggression and self-injury. Evaluation of these medications is often based on caregiver report or changes in frequency of behavior. The purpose of this research was to characterize the rate and function of problem…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Evaluation Methods
