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Psychometric Properties of the Disability Assessment Schedule (DAS) for Behavior Problems: An Independent Investigation
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Tsakanikos, Elias; Underwood, Lisa; Sturmey, Peter; Bouras, Nick; McCarthy, Jane – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The present study employed the Disability Assessment Schedule (DAS) to assess problem behaviors in a large sample of adults with ID (N = 568) and evaluate the psychometric properties of this instrument. Although the DAS problem behaviors were found to be internally consistent (Cronbach's [alpha] = 0.87), item analysis revealed one weak item…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Behavior Problems, Adults, Psychometrics
Sex Differences in Arab Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Amr, Mostafa; Raddad, Dahoud; El-Mehesh, Fatima; Mahmoud, El-Hassanin; El-Gilany, Abdel-Hady – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Although autism spectrum disorders (ASD) prevalence is higher in males than females in Arab countries, few studies address sex differences in autistic symptoms and coexiting behavioral problems. A total of 37 boys and 23 girls recruited from three Arab countries (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan) matched for age and IQ. They were compared using Indian…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Gender Differences
Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth. Monograph in Behavioral Disorders, Summer, 1979.
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Rutherford, Robert B., Jr., Ed.; Prieto, Alfonso G., Ed. – 1979
The monograph presents 19 papers on severe behavior disorders, including issues related to teacher training, school problems/school intervention, autism, and juvenile delinquency. The following papers are included: "Issues in Training Teachers for the Seriously Emotionally Disturbed" (F. Wood); "The Field-Based Special Education Teacher Training…
Descriptors: Aggression, Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
A Review of Child Psychiatric Epidemiology With Special Reference to American Indian and Alaska Native Children.
Green, Ben Ezra; And Others – White Cloud Journal of American Indian/Alaska Native Mental Health, 1981
Places the limited knowledge of the psychological problems of American Indian and Alaska Native children in context of general child psychiatric epidemiology, using the taxonomy of the American Psychiatric Association's third "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual." Available from: White Cloud Center, Gaines Hall UOHSC, 840 Southwest Gaines…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Attention Span, Autism
Children's Behavior Disorders; An Enduring Problem in Psychology.
Quay, Herbert C., Ed. – 1968
Eleven papers, most of them with an experimental or empirical viewpoint, discuss childhood behavior disorders. R. Lapouse and M. Monk present an epidemiologic study of behavior characteristics; J. Roach and others describe sociopsychological characteristics of a child guidance clinic caseload; D. Peterson treats behavior problems of middle…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems
The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 1999.
Lipsitt, Lewis P., Ed. – Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 1999
These 12 monthly issues from 1999 explore problems encountered by children and adolescents. Regular features include "Keep Your Eye On...," brief accounts of research into childhood and adolescent problems; "What's New in Research," summarizing research from recent publications and professional conferences;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents