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Teaching Two Household Safety Skills to Children with Autism
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Summers, Jay; Tarbox, Jonathan; Findel-Pyles, Rachel S.; Wilke, Arthur E.; Bergstrom, Ryan; Williams, W. Larry – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Appropriate reactions to potentially hazardous situations may help prevent children from incurring injury or abduction. However, children with autism and other developmental disorders may not develop safety skills without explicit intervention. This study used a simple behavioral skills training package for teaching children with autism to respond…
Descriptors: Safety, Autism, Skill Development, Children
A Review of Assessments for Determining the Content of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention Programs for Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Gould, Evelyn; Dixon, Dennis R.; Najdowski, Adel C.; Smith, Marlena N.; Tarbox, Jonathan – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
A large proportion of national education and treatment centers for persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), including those providing applied behavior analysis (ABA)-based services, show a relatively high percentage of agreement among practitioners on the instruments they routinely use for a variety of purposes, including curriculum design…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Intervention, Autism, Program Effectiveness
Addressing Working Memory in Children with Autism through Behavioral Intervention
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Baltruschat, Lisa; Hasselhorn, Marcus; Tarbox, Jonathan; Dixon, Dennis R.; Najdowski, Adel C.; Mullins, Ryan D.; Gould, Evelyn R. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Children with autism often struggle with executive function (EF) deficits, particularly with regard to working memory (WM). Despite the documented deficits in these areas, very little controlled research has evaluated treatments for remediation of EF or WM deficits in children with autism. This study examined the use of positive reinforcement for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Short Term Memory, Positive Reinforcement
Behavioral Intervention for Domestic Pet Mistreatment in a Young Child with Autism
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Bergstrom, Ryan; Tarbox, Jonathan; Gutshall, Katharine A. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Household pets can have a positive influence on quality of life for individuals who live with them (Bryant, 1990). Little previous research has investigated issues related to interaction between individuals with developmental disabilities and pets. In this study, we used simple behavioral intervention procedures to decrease pet mistreatment by a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Autism, Quality of Life
Further Analysis of the Effects of Positive Reinforcement on Working Memory in Children with Autism
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Baltruschat, Lisa; Hasselhorn, Marcus; Tarbox, Jonathan; Dixon, Dennis R.; Najdowski, Adel C.; Mullins, Ryan D.; Gould, Evelyn R. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often exhibit impaired executive function (EF) performance, including difficulty with working memory (WM), in particular. While research has documented the existence of these deficits, surprisingly little research exists that evaluates potential treatment strategies for improving EF or WM. One…
Descriptors: Intervention, Maintenance, Autism, Short Term Memory
The Effects of Age and Treatment Intensity on Behavioral Intervention Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Granpeesheh, Doreen; Dixon, Dennis R.; Tarbox, Jonathan; Kaplan, Andrew M.; Wilke, Arthur E. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) has been shown to effectively remediate some cases of autism. However, few studies have evaluated the importance of various factors, such as the effect of treatment intensity on treatment outcomes, and how these outcomes vary by age. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Outcomes of Treatment, Age Differences