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Direct linkMulligan, Bethany; John, Mary; Coombes, Rachel; Singh, Rosemary – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
Seven per cent of individuals with learning disabilities also display challenging behaviour ("Challenging behaviour: analysis and intervention in people with severe intellectual disabilities," 2001, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press), which has an effect on the whole family. Services need to be developed to support and reflect this…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Family Programs, Services, Child Behavior
Minshawi, Noha F.; Hurwitz, Sarah; Morriss, Danielle; McDougle, Christopher J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
The objective of this review is to consider the psychological (largely behavioral) and biological [neurochemical, medical (including genetic), and pharmacological] theories and approaches that contribute to current thinking about the etiology and treatment of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and/or…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Retardation, Self Destructive Behavior, Behavior Modification
Call, Nathan A.; Simmons, Christina A.; Mevers, Joanna E.; Alvarez, Jessica P. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Pica is a potentially deadly form of self-injurious behavior most frequently exhibited by individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Research indicates that pica can be decreased with behavioral interventions; however, the existing literature reflects treatment effects for small samples (n = 1-4) and the overall success of such…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Behavior Disorders
Tinney, Grainne; Forde, Jenny; Hone, Loraine; Flanagan, Lisa; Smith, Martine – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
This paper outlines a programme "Safe and Social" that has been implemented with adults with intellectual disability across multiple contexts in a service based in Ireland. The emphasis within the programme is on providing service users and staff with a framework and the necessary language to discuss social behaviours and boundaries,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Social Behavior, Social Development
Willems, A. P. A. M.; Embregts, P. J. C. M.; Bosman, A. M. T.; Hendriks, A. H. C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2014
Background: Relationships between support staff and clients with intellectual disability (ID) are important for quality of care, especially when dealing with challenging behaviour. Building upon an interpersonal model, this study investigates the influence of client challenging behaviour, staff attitude and staff emotional intelligence on…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Interpersonal Relationship, Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems
Idusohan-Moizer, H.; Sawicka, A.; Dendle, J.; Albany, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2015
Background: Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to be effective in the treatment of a range of health and psychological disorders in adults and young people without intellectual disabilities (ID). Clinical studies are emerging reporting on the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions as a stand-alone treatment for common clinical…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Cognitive Restructuring
Roy, A.; Roy, M.; Deb, S.; Unwin, G.; Roy, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2015
Background: ASC (autism spectrum conditions) may result from a failure of striatal beta endorphins to diminish with maturation. Many symptoms of ASC resemble behaviours induced in animals or humans by opiate administration, including decreased socialisation, diminished crying, repetitive stereotypies, insensitivity to pain and motor hyperactivity.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Drug Therapy, Behavior Problems
Wolff, Jason J.; Hupp, Susan C.; Symons, Frank J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Treatment options for maladaptive repetitive behaviors associated with autism are limited. This is particularly so for ritual and compulsive forms of repetitive behavior, which commonly interfere with adaptive activities and may cause distress to individuals with autism and their families. The present study assessed an avoidance extinction…
Descriptors: Autism, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Repetition
Wolff, Jason J.; Symons, Frank J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: Fear of medical procedures in general and needles in particular can be a difficult clinical challenge to providing effective health care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Methods: A changing criterion design was used to examine graduated exposure treatment for blood-injury-injection phobia in an adult…
Descriptors: Fear, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Adults
Heyvaert, M.; Maes, B.; Van den Noortgate, W.; Kuppens, S.; Onghena, P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The effectiveness of different interventions for challenging behavior (CB) in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) was reviewed by means of a two-phase study. First, a systematic review of 137 meta-analyses and reviews on group-study interventions for CB in persons with ID was conducted. Based on this review, hypotheses concerning the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Behavior Modification, Research
Rotholz, David A.; Moseley, Charles R.; Carlson, Kinsey B. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Providing effective behavioral supports to decrease challenging behavior and replace it with appropriate alternative skills is essential to meeting the needs of many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). It is also necessary for fulfilling the requirements of Medicaid-funded individual support plans and is important…
Descriptors: State Policy, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Skill Development
Simo-Pinatella, David; Alomar-Kurz, Elisabeth; Font-Roura, Josep; Gine, Climent; Matson, Johnny L.; Cifre, Ignacio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
People with intellectual disabilities (ID) often engage in problem behaviors, such as verbal or physical aggression, property destruction, or self-injury. These behaviors become a challenge for the families and for professionals. Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is a method used to identify variables that influence or maintain challenging…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Aggression, Foreign Countries, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Montgomery, Janine; Martin, Toby; Shooshtari, Shahin; Stoesz, Brenda M.; Heinrichs, Dustin J.; North, Sebastian; Dodson, Lindsay; Senkow, Quinn; Douglas, Joyce – Exceptionality Education International, 2014
This synthesis paper summarizes research literature addressing challenging behaviours in children and youth with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities in school settings. We conducted a comprehensive literature review to identify relevant peer-reviewed articles published between the years 2000 and 2011. The methodological…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Youth, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Hagopian, Louis P.; Rooker, Griffin W.; Rolider, Natalie U. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The purpose of the current study was to critically examine the existing literature on the treatment of pica displayed by individuals with intellectual disabilities. Criteria for empirically supported treatments as described by Divisions 12 and 16 of APA, and adapted for studies employing single-case designs were used to review this body of…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Mental Retardation, Therapy, Behavior Modification
Plavnick, Joshua B.; Kaid, Tiffany; MacFarland, Mari C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Social deficits are a core characteristic of individuals with autism spectrum disorders and co-occurring intellectual disabilities (ASD-ID). Despite persistence of these deficits into adolescence, few social skills interventions have been empirically evaluated for older individuals with ASD-ID. The present investigation adapted an efficacious…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Antisocial Behavior, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
