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Comparison of Reinforcement Schedules in the Reduction of Stereotypy with Supported Routines.
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Saunders, Muriel D.; Saunders, Richard R.; Marquis, Janet G. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
The rates and durations of stereotypic behaviors in four adolescents with severe mental retardation were measured during two daily vocational training sessions and during contiguous periods of leisure in special education classrooms. The major differences in stereotypy between leisure and vocational training were differences in episode length.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Leisure Time
Four-Year Follow-Up of Children with Low Intelligence and ADHD.
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Aman, Michael G.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
A follow-up study of 26 children (ages 5-13) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and low intelligence found that children identified with both characteristics have significant behavioral and emotional problems while in their early adolescence. A significant minority had problems at school and with the law. (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents with Mental Retardation.
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Walters, Anne S.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
This study documented suicidal behavior among 90 children and adolescents with mental retardation and psychiatric disorders in a psychiatric hospital. Suicidality was found in 21% of admissions and was distributed across gender, level of mental retardation, and psychiatric diagnosis. Results indicate that suicidality is an underrecognized but…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Children, Depression (Psychology)
Affective Disorders in Hospitalized Children and Adolescents with Mental Retardation: A Retrospective Study.
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Johnson, Cynthia R.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
Fifty children and adolescents with affective disorders and mental retardation admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit were compared with 50 inpatients without depression. Behavioral symptoms occurred significantly more often in the affective group than in the comparison group. The behavioral presentation of affective symptoms in children and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis