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Isaac J. Melanson; Tara A. Fahmie; Emily L. Ferris; Javid A. Rahaman – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2025
Behavior analysts typically assess and treat challenging behavior after it occurs regularly and at high severity. Although effective, this reactive approach is quite costly and resource intensive. A growing literature supports an alternative preventive approach; the first step involves conducting sensitivity tests to screen the topographies and…
Descriptors: Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Problems, Prevention, Screening Tests
Richard M. Kubina Jr.; Madeline Halkowski; Kirsten K. L. Yurich; Kimberly Ghorm; Nora M. Healy – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2024
Operational definitions have a significant history in applied behavior analysis. The practice's importance stems from the role operational definitions play in detecting an event, human thought, or action. While operationalizing target behaviors has enjoyed widespread practice, some concerns have recently arisen with translation validity and…
Descriptors: Identification, Accuracy, Definitions, Applied Behavior Analysis
Sandra G. Smith; Stephanie L. Mattson; Juliana Aguilar; Nicole Pyle; Thomas S. Higbee – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Behavioral skills training (BST) is a performance- and competency-based training package composed of instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback. Previous reviews have demonstrated that BST is an effective training package to teach interventionists to implement behavior analytic interventions (Kirkpatrick et al. in "Journal of Behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Skill Development, Intervention, Adults
Leslie Neely; Amarie Carnett; John Quarles; Se-Woong Park; Michelle Kelly – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
This review synthesizes the literature base evaluating the effects of behavior analytic interventions delivered via augmented reality (AR) technology for individuals with autism. We also conducted a quality review. We identified 14 studies with a majority of the studies (n = 11; 79%) utilizing single-case research design. Of the 14 studies, three…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evaluation Methods, Applied Behavior Analysis
Liu, Nicholas – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2023
Evolving discourse about autistic individuals swims in murky territory, with ongoing debates over how the autistic community should represent itself and how the neurotypical population should engage with them. One tendency that has emerged is the depiction of autistic individuals as kind and well-intentioned but also simpleminded and guileless.…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Bias, Misconceptions
Lam Phoebe Pui Ying; Fok Elise Hoi Wan; Chan Yuen Tung Megan; Leung Chung Ming; Colman Patrick McGrath; Yiu Cynthia Kar Yung – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of psychological behavioral therapies to improve behaviors of autistic children during dental visits. Screening, data extraction, risk-of-bias assessment, and evaluation of certainty of evidence were performed by two independent reviewers. Eighteen studies were ultimately included. On…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Behavior Modification, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child Behavior
Michelle P. Kelly; Ingy Alireza; Shariffah Azzaam; Lamis M. Baowaidan; Ahlam A. Gabr; Roqayyah Taqi; Sharifa N. Yateem – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
An overview of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Middle East was published by Kelly and colleagues in 2016. The focus of the review was to explore clinical services, educational opportunities, and published research in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, namely the Kingdom of Bahrain, the…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Applied Behavior Analysis, Educational Opportunities, Clinics
Amy A. Stango; Elbert Q. Blakely; Rebekah Gast; Marisely Pacheco Orta – Education and Treatment of Children, 2025
Sensory-based interventions are commonly utilized by pediatric occupational therapy practitioners when working with children with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of fixed-time breaks with access to sensory stimuli on behavior that interfered with participation in pediatric occupational therapy sessions. Two boys…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Occupational Therapy, Sensory Experience
Rose Campbell; Lauren Reiss; Justin D. Lane; Katie Goldey; Pallie Gullett – Education and Treatment of Children, 2025
The current study used a multiple baseline across behaviors design to evaluate a rapid coaching intervention for teaching two caregivers to implement naturalistic language interventions (NLIs) with their child with autism. Coaches were preservice behavior analysts completing a personnel preparation program in applied behavior analysis who…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Coaching (Performance), Intervention, Child Language
Anderson, Laura K. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability affecting individuals across their entire lifespan. Autistic individuals have differences from nonautistic people (sometimes called allistic or neurotypical people) in social skills, communication, and atypical interests and/or repetitive behaviors. Approximately 1 in 59 children are born…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Applied Behavior Analysis, Intervention, Children
Dillenburger, Karola; Keenan, Mickey – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2023
Questions about human behavior and diversity have captured the attention of scientists from a wide range of philosophical stances for centuries. While behavior analysts would argue that natural science is an enlightening perspective when applied to the understanding of the human condition, at times arguments within certain campaigns would prefer…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Applied Behavior Analysis, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Problems
Saunders, Melissa S. – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2023
Supervising behavior technicians in the implementation of services derived from the science of applied behavior analysis with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common practice for behavior analysts. However, there is limited training available on supervision strategies for those applying this model of services. Lack of…
Descriptors: Supervision, Fidelity, Job Satisfaction, Applied Behavior Analysis
Leaf, Justin B.; Creem, Ashley N.; Bukszpan, Amy; Hickey, Jill; Hillhouse, Brittany – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The topic of camouflaging, masking, and compensatory behaviors as it relates to autistics/individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder has seen increasing discussions both in the peer reviewed literature and at professional conferences. Some professionals claim there is a link between those autistics/ individuals diagnosed with autism…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Ashley S. Andersen; Jaime G. Crowley-Zalaket; Christopher W. Engler; Jason R. Zeleny; Kathryn M. Peterson; Aida G. Miles; Cathleen C. Piazza – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
Many children with autism spectrum disorder experience feeding difficulties that can lead to increased health risks (e.g., severe nutrition deficiencies, obesity-related illnesses) if left untreated. Intensive feeding programs that use behavior-analytic interventions have reported positive outcomes for treating challenging behavior associated with…
Descriptors: Applied Behavior Analysis, Intervention, Eating Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Desnoyer, Brittany; Liu, Kimy – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2023
Applied behavior analysis (ABA), a mainstay treatment used in the education of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), has grown in popularity in recent years. Paralleling the growth of ABA are increasing concerns regarding its inequitable treatment of vulnerable, and otherwise marginalized, populations of students. Although ABA has been…
Descriptors: Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Personal Autonomy, Social Justice