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Singh, Nirbhay N.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Angela D. A.; Winton, Alan S. W.; Singh, Ashvind N. A.; Singh, Judy – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Children and adolescents with Asperger syndrome occasionally exhibit aggressive behavior against peers and parents. In a multiple baseline design across subjects, three adolescents with Asperger syndrome were taught to use a mindfulness-based procedure called "Meditation on the Soles of the Feet" to control their physical aggression in the family…
Descriptors: Aggression, Asperger Syndrome, Self Control, Child Behavior
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Mayes, Susan Dickerson; Calhoun, Susan L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Our study of 477 children with autism (1-15 years, IQs 9-146) showed that parent reported sleep problems are found in most children with autism and are not significantly related to age, IQ, gender, race, parent occupation, neuropsychological functioning, and learning ability. However, sleep problems increased with severity of autistic symptoms and…
Descriptors: Autism, Sleep, Severity (of Disability), Depression (Psychology)