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Direct linkFrea, William D. – Exceptional Parent, 2010
Adolescents on the autism spectrum have unique challenges that are often hard for their parents, teachers, and peers to understand. While adolescence is a difficult time for most people, it is especially tough for teens who struggle to understand ever-changing social expectations. Since people on the autism spectrum rely on consistency and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Autism, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)
Peer reviewedRomeo, R.; Knapp, M.; Tyrer, P.; Crawford, M.; Oliver-Africano, P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Antipsychotic drugs are used in the routine treatment of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) and challenging behaviour in the UK despite limited evidence of their effectiveness. There is no evidence on their cost-effectiveness. Methods: The relative cost-effectiveness of risperidone, haloperidol and placebo in treating…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Outcomes of Treatment, Cost Effectiveness
Dunlap, Glen; Carr, Edward G.; Horner, Robert H.; Koegel, Robert L.; Sailor, Wayne; Clarke, Shelley; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Albin, Richard W.; Vaughn, Bobbie J.; McLaughlin, Darlene Magito; James, Kim Mullen; Todd, Anne W.; Newton, J. Stephen; Lucyshyn, Joseph; Griggs, Peter; Bohanon, Hank; Choi, Jeong Hoon; Vismara, Laurie; Minjarez, Mendy Boettcher; Buschbacher, Pamelazita; Fox, Lise – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
A major goal of positive behavior support (PBS) is to produce broad-based, long-term improvements in adaptive behavior; however, the empirical base, at present, is mainly composed of relatively short-term studies carried out in circumscribed contexts. Therefore, a need exists for reliable data that can inform the field regarding the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Behavior Modification, Rating Scales
Fox, Robert A.; Holtz, Casey A.; Moist, Amie M. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
There is a paucity of treatment literature for significant and intractable behavior problems in adults with autism and mental retardation. Four adults with autism, severe to profound mental retardation, and serious, long-term behavior problems participated in an accommodation training program as an adjunct to more traditional behavioral and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Severe Mental Retardation, Autism, Quality of Life
Tsiouris, J. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: Antipsychotic medications have been used extensively to treat aggressive behaviours in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) when the main psychiatric diagnoses given to them in the past were schizophrenia, childhood psychoses and ID with behaviour problems. Today, antipsychotics are still estimated to comprise 30-50% of all the…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mental Retardation, Emotional Disturbances, Quality of Life
Myrbakk, Even; Von Tetzchner, Stephen – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
With the desegregation processes of services for people with intellectual disability (ID) that is taking place in most Western countries there is a need for more knowledge related to the prevalence of behavior problems among people living in community settings. This study investigates the prevalence of behavior problems among 140 adolescents and…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Behavior Problems, Incidence, Autism
Smith-Bird, Erin; Turnbull, Ann P. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2005
Increasing attention is being given to the fact that positive behavior support (PBS) not only affects individual quality of life but branches out to affect family quality of life as well. This article provides a brief overview of family quality of life, citing specific information from the "Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale". An analysis…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Evaluation Methods, Positive Reinforcement, Family Relationship
