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Tessa Taylor; Laura E. Phipps; Kathryn M. Peterson; Sarah Ann Taylor – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2025
Social validity in the field of applied behaviour analysis is the measurement of the social significance of goals, the social appropriateness of procedures, and the social importance of the effects of a treatment. There is a paucity of rigorous research on social validity measurement as it relates to feeding treatment. To our knowledge, this is…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Nutrition, Children, Behavior Modification
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Schwartz, Ilene S.; Kelly, Elizabeth M. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2021
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a natural science dedicated to using behavioral principles to address socially important problems. One area in which behavior analysts have made compelling gains in the last 50 years is in developing, evaluating, and disseminating effective interventions for people with significant intellectual and developmental…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Disabilities, Applied Behavior Analysis, Intervention
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Brittany M. Dumproff; Art G. Dowdy – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2024
Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience challenges with social skill interactions that may affect their quality of life. Given that parents are often the most frequent and constant presence in their child's life, parents serve a vital role in their child's social and behavioral development. For this reason, children may…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Problems, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Quality of Life
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Cale, Marybeth G. – Childhood Education, 2020
Located about 80 miles north of New York City, Anderson Center for Autism has long provided comprehensive educational, vocational, and residential services for children and adults with autism spectrum disorder. Rooted in the use of applied behavior analysis and other evidence-based practices, the nonprofit helps children and adults communicate,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Special Schools
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Antill, Kendra – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2020
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) services can improve the quality of life for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, not all children receive services based in ABA. The disconnect between available services and accessing services may be the result of families experiencing barriers. Online parent training addresses many of these…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Applied Behavior Analysis, Children
Freeman, Rachel, Ed.; Walker, Pamela, Ed.; Hewitt, Amy, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration, 2016
Person-centered positive supports are about empowering people with disabilities to live lives that fully reflect their individuality and their humanity. They're about using evidence-based positive practices in the service of the needs, values, and goals of the person receiving the support. And they're about promoting quality of life for people in…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Developmental Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice, Quality of Life