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A Systematic Review of Mindfulness Intervention for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: Long-Term Practice and Long Lasting Effects
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Hwang, Yoon-Suk; Kearney, Patrick – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Can individuals with developmental disabilities learn mindfulness? If so, with what result? A systematic literature review identified 12 studies that taught mindfulness practice to individuals with mild to severe developmental disabilities, demonstrating that mindfulness intervention could significantly reduce the behavioural and/or psychological…
Descriptors: Intervention, Developmental Disabilities, Literature Reviews, Longitudinal Studies
A Multilevel Meta-Analysis of Single-Case and Small-"n" Research on Interventions for Reducing Challenging Behavior in Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
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Heyvaert, M.; Maes, B.; Van den Noortgate, W.; Kuppens, S.; Onghena, P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The effectiveness of different interventions for challenging behavior (CB) in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) was reviewed by means of a two-phase study. First, a systematic review of 137 meta-analyses and reviews on group-study interventions for CB in persons with ID was conducted. Based on this review, hypotheses concerning the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Behavior Modification, Research
Evaluation of a Behavioral Treatment Package to Reduce Sleep Problems in Children with Angelman Syndrome
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Allen, Keith D.; Kuhn, Brett R.; DeHaai, Kristi A.; Wallace, Dustin P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioral treatment package to reduce chronic sleep problems in children with Angelman Syndrome. Participants were five children, 2-11 years-of-age. Parents maintained sleep diaries to record sleep and disruptive nighttime behaviors. Actigraphy was added to provide…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Sleep, Diaries
Examination of an Antecedent Communication Intervention to Reduce Tangibly Maintained Challenging Behavior: A Controlled Analog Analysis
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O'Reilly, Mark; Fragale, Christina; Gainey, Summer; Kang, Soyeon; Koch, Heather; Shubert, Jennifer; El Zein, Farah; Longino, Deanna; Chung, Moon; Xu, Ziwei; White, Pamela; Lang, Russell; Davis, Tonya; Rispoli, Mandy; Lancioni, Giulio; Didden, Robert; Healy, Olive; Kagohara, Deborah; van der Meer, Larah; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
We examined the influence of an antecedent communication intervention on challenging behavior for three students with developmental disorders. Students were taught to request tangible items that were identified as reinforcers for challenging behavior in a prior functional analysis. Individual participant multielement and reversal designs were used…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Disabilities
Questions about Behavioral Function (QABF): Adaptation and Validation of the Spanish Version
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Simo-Pinatella, David; Alomar-Kurz, Elisabeth; Font-Roura, Josep; Gine, Climent; Matson, Johnny L.; Cifre, Ignacio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
People with intellectual disabilities (ID) often engage in problem behaviors, such as verbal or physical aggression, property destruction, or self-injury. These behaviors become a challenge for the families and for professionals. Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is a method used to identify variables that influence or maintain challenging…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Aggression, Foreign Countries, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Persons with Multiple Disabilities Exercise Adaptive Response Schemes with the Help of Technology-Based Programs: Three Single-Case Studies
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Oliva, Doretta; Campodonico, Francesca; Lang, Russell – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The present three single-case studies assessed the effectiveness of technology-based programs to help three persons with multiple disabilities exercise adaptive response schemes independently. The response schemes included (a) left and right head movements for a man who kept his head increasingly static on his wheelchair's headrest (Study I), (b)…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, Responses, Assistive Technology
Identifying Empirically Supported Treatments for Pica in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
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Hagopian, Louis P.; Rooker, Griffin W.; Rolider, Natalie U. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The purpose of the current study was to critically examine the existing literature on the treatment of pica displayed by individuals with intellectual disabilities. Criteria for empirically supported treatments as described by Divisions 12 and 16 of APA, and adapted for studies employing single-case designs were used to review this body of…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Mental Retardation, Therapy, Behavior Modification
Assessment, Behavioral Treatment, and Prevention of Pica: Clinical Guidelines and Recommendations for Practitioners
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Williams, Don E.; McAdam, David – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Pica is a dangerous form of self-injurious behavior that occurs in people with developmental disabilities who are institutionalized. Studies also indicate that pica has led to the death of people with developmental disabilities. While a number of published studies have demonstrated that pica behavior can be decreased substantially with behavioral…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Self Destructive Behavior, Developmental Disabilities, Institutionalized Persons
Preference for Blocking or Response Redirection during Stereotypy Treatment
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Giles, Aimee F.; St. Peter, Claire C.; Pence, Sacha T.; Gibson, Alexandra B. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Response redirection and response blocking reduce stereotypy maintained by automatic reinforcement. The current study evaluated the effects of redirection and response blocking on the stereotypic responding of three elementary-age children diagnosed with autism. During the treatment evaluation, redirection and response blocking were evaluated…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Repetition, Reinforcement
Kata Techniques Training Consistently Decreases Stereotypy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Bahrami, Fatimah; Movahedi, Ahmadreza; Marandi, Sayed Mohammad; Abedi, Ahmad – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The effects of 14 weeks of Kata techniques training on stereotypic behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) were investigated. The study included 30 eligible (diagnosed ASD, school age) children with ages ranging from 5 to 16 years whom they assigned to an exercise (n = 15) or a no-exercise control group (n = 15). Participants of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Adolescents
Use of Differential Reinforcement to Reduce Behavior Problems in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Methodological Review
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Chowdhury, Monali; Benson, Betsey A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The least-restrictive-alternative guideline for providing treatment emphasizes the use of non-aversive procedures to reduce maladaptive behaviors in individuals with intellectual disability (ID). Differential reinforcement (DR) is an excellent example of such a non-aversive, reinforcement based behavioral intervention. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Reinforcement
Aggression as Positive Reinforcement in People with Intellectual Disabilities
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May, Michael E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
From an applied behavior-analytic perspective, aggression in people with intellectual disabilities is mostly maintained by social reinforcement consequences. However, nonsocial consequences have also been identified in functional assessments on aggression. Behaviors producing their own reinforcement have been labeled "automatic" or "nonsocial" in…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Brain, Rewards, Positive Reinforcement
Pharmacological Treatment of Sleep Disturbance in Developmental Disabilities: A Review of the Literature
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Hollway, Jill A.; Aman, Michael G. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Sleep disturbance is a common problem in children with developmental disabilities. Effective pharmacologic interventions are needed to ameliorate sleep problems that persist when behavior therapy alone is insufficient. The aim of the present study was to provide an overview of the quantity and quality of pharmacologic research targeting sleep in…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Modification, Sleep, Drug Therapy
Staff's Attitudes and Reactions towards Aggressive Behaviour of Clients with Intellectual Disabilities: A Multi-Level Study
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Knotter, Maartje H.; Wissink, Inge B.; Moonen, Xavier M. H.; Stams, Geert-Jan J. M.; Jansen, Gerard J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Data were collected from 121 staff members (20 direct support staff teams) on background characteristics of the individual staff members and their teams (gender, age, years of work experience, position and education), the frequency and form of aggression of clients with an intellectual disability (verbal or physical), staff members' attitudes…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Personal Space, Caregivers, Aggression
Comparison of Computer Based Instruction to Behavior Skills Training for Teaching Staff Implementation of Discrete-Trial Instruction with an Adult with Autism
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Nosik, Melissa R.; Williams, W. Larry; Garrido, Natalia; Lee, Sarah – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
In the current study, behavior skills training (BST) is compared to a computer based training package for teaching discrete trial instruction to staff, teaching an adult with autism. The computer based training package consisted of instructions, video modeling and feedback. BST consisted of instructions, modeling, rehearsal and feedback. Following…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Autism, Feedback (Response), Video Technology
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