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Birkan, Binyamin; Krantz, Patricia J.; McClannahan, Lynn E. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
When injections are necessary, young people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) may exhibit responses that compromise their health care. Parents often report that their children with ASD struggle or attempt to flee when immunizations or other injections are attempted. This report describes our evaluation of procedures that enable children to…
Descriptors: Autism, Immunization Programs, Foreign Countries, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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McDonnell, Andrew; Sturmey, Peter; Oliver, Chris; Cunningham, Joanna; Hayes, Samira; Galvin, Martin; Walshe, Caroline; Cunningham, Cathy – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
The effects of a 3-day training course in the management of aggressive behavior in services for people with autism spectrum disorders were investigated using a quasi-experimental design. An experimental group received training over a 10-month period and a contrast group, which had received training before this study, did not. Staff training…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Aggression, Autism