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Griffin, Megan M.; Copeland, Susan R.; Maez, Rolanda – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is characterized by impulsivity and deficits in executive functioning. Given this, individuals with FASD might particularly benefit from interventions that teach them to manage their own behavior in a more adaptive manner. Using a reversal (ABAB) design, the current study investigated the effects of a…
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Intervention, Contingency Management, Self Management
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Copeland, Susan R.; Griffin, Megan M.; DiLuzio, Heather; Maez, Rolanda – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Self-management has been found to be favorable for improving a wide variety of skills as well as decreasing problematic behaviors in individuals with a range of disabilities. We used a single case withdrawal design to investigate the use of a self-management intervention on problem behaviors of a nine-year-old Native American child with fetal…
Descriptors: Self Management, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Daily Living Skills, Contingency Management
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Sadler, Kate M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
This paper presents a study that evaluated the efficacy of a video self-modeling intervention derived from a functional behavior assessment intervention on the aggressive behavior of two students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities. A multiple baseline design across stimulus conditions with inter-subject…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Modeling (Psychology), Aggression
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Clark, Kelly A.; Test, David W.; Konrad, Moira – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Post-school employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities continue to be inadequate when compared to their peers without disabilities (Newman et al., 2011). One barrier to employment for individuals with disabilities is a lack of employment "soft skills" (Riesen, Morgan, Schutlz, & Kupferman, 2014), such as punctuality and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Skill Development, Employment Qualifications, Secondary School Students
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Westling, David L.; Kelley, Kelly R. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Data from previous studies are presented that demonstrate that community living for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has improved in recent years, but that living in one's own home by these individuals is still a very rare outcome. Literature is presented that explains how living arrangements for adults with IDD have…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Independent Living, Intervention, Civil Rights Legislation
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Cullen, Jennifer M.; Alber-Morgan, Sheila R. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Attaining proficiency with daily living skills is necessary for increasing the independent functioning of adolescents and adults with disabilities. Research demonstrates the positive effects of teaching individuals with disabilities to use various technologies to independently self-prompt their daily living tasks. A literature search of technology…
Descriptors: Prompting, Daily Living Skills, Adolescents, Adults
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Beaver, Brittany N.; Reeve, Sharon A.; Reeve, Kenneth F.; DeBar, Ruth M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
The current study assessed whether four 15- to 17-year-old individuals diagnosed with autism would remain on-task for more intervals and complete tasks independently as a function of using self-reinforcement or teacher-delivered reinforcement. An adapted alternating-treatments design with teacher-delivered reinforcement, self-reinforcement, and a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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Kartal, Mine Sonmez; Ozkan, Serife Yucesoy – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
The effects of class-wide self-monitoring on the on-task behaviors of preschoolers with developmental disabilities were determined. Also examined were whether the on-task behaviors of preschoolers with developmental disabilities had approximated the level of typically developing peers at the end of intervention, and classroom teachers and…
Descriptors: Time on Task, Preschool Children, Developmental Disabilities, Intervention
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Douglas, Karen H.; Ayres, Kevin M.; Langone, John – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Four students with moderate intellectual disabilities used electronic lists delivered on an iPhone to assist them in skills related to community-based grocery shopping. An alternating treatments design was used to assist in comparing the effectiveness and efficiency of three different types of lists (Text Only, Audio + Text, and Picture + Text).…
Descriptors: High School Students, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Self Management, Handheld Devices