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Kay, Shannon; Harchik, Alan E.; Luiselli, James K. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2006
We evaluated a multicomponent intervention that successfully eliminated drooling by a 17-year-old student with autism who attended a public high school. The student was taught to perform compensatory responses (wiping his mouth and swallowing saliva), received positive reinforcement for having a "dry mouth," and was given opportunities to monitor…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Integrity, Positive Reinforcement
Hughes, Carolyn; Guth, Carol; Presley, Judith; Scott, Stacey; Lorden, Sarah – 1999
This manual contains materials for a course designed to enable Nashville high school students to develop peer relationships while acting as peer buddies and positive role models for students with special needs. Information is provided on various types of disabilities and learning problems, instructional techniques for students with disabilities,…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Autism, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques