Discretion and regulatory flexibility must be managed without violating the amended, reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Misbehaving disabled students may be removed from their educational placements for 10 consecutive days or less--the same punishment meted out to regular students. Longer-term placements need IEP team…

This study assessed the psychometric properties of two subscales of the Adelaide Behaviour Disorder Scale that have been hypothesized to describe conduct problems and emotional problems of adults with intellectual disability. Criterion scores for identifying individuals needing clinical intervention were established and validated against…

A study examined the effects of a social-story intervention on the social behaviors of an 8-year-old girl with autism who attended an inclusive second-grade classroom. Inappropriate social interactions during lunch decreased by approximately 50% from the first day to the last day of the social-story intervention. (Author/CR)

This study developed an intervention that used social stories in a computer-based format with three elementary-aged boys with autism. Results indicated the multimedia intervention was effective in reducing behavioral and social problems in the boys. (Author/DB)

Demonstrates the experimenting society model using data-based decision making and collaborative consultation to evaluate behavior-management intervention strategies in 25 seventh graders. Each intervention results in improved behavior, but active teaching of classroom rules was determined to be most effective. (Author/JDM)

Reviews four types of evidence from published literature that supports the conclusion that grouping deviant youth for treatment may produce unintended, harmful effects. Recommends a research agenda designed to help clinicians provide the highest level of care for children and adolescents with behavior problems. (Author/MKA)

Explored aggression and delinquency in unrelated adoptive sibling pairs and biologically-related sibling pairs in the Colorado Adoption Project at 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12 years. Found that boys and adopted children were higher in externalizing behavior problems than girls and biologically related pairs. Sex differences in delinquency were more…

Two studies investigated relationship between adolescents' subjective age and self-reported problem behavior, autonomy, and peer relationships. Findings indicated that older subjective age among 15-year olds correlated positively with problem behaviors, behavioral autonomy, and involvement with other-sex peers. When chronological age and pubertal…

A study interviewed 46 teachers who were teaching in inclusive settings regarding academic achievement, social relationships, and classroom behavior of students with mild disabilities. Teachers perceived students were benefiting from inclusive placements both academically and socially. In addition, fewer students with disabilities manifested…

Describes follow-up assessments conducted with 84 children who had completed Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a behavioral family therapy for preschool children with disruptive behavior problems. When compared with control groups, subjects improved to within the normal range of conduct problems and social competence, but by the 18-month…

Examined preschool educators' perceptions of learning and behavioral problems of children who were prenatally exposed to drugs, as well as intervention strategies and other issues in educating these children. Found that respondents had generally positive attitudes about working with these at-risk children. (JPB)

A study of six parents of children with autism examined overall management of television and video usage in their homes. Findings indicate the children's need for repetitive video viewing caused problems inside and outside the home and that parents managed usage largely on a situation-by-situation basis without any long-term strategy. (Contains…

Identifies the educational-, social-, and health-related risk-taking behavior (RTB) for children and adolescents and investigates the presence of gender- and age-related patterns. Reveals that health-related RTB is the most easily identified; educational and social RTB was greater for males while health RTB was greater for females; and involvement…

Camp offers teens a place to try out new things, including sexual experimentation. Two case studies illustrate challenging ways sex can come up at camp, and staff responses. Myths and misconceptions about sex, including HIV and gender roles, are discussed. Sidebars discuss guidelines for adults concerning sexual abuse symptoms and tips for talking…

The frequency of occurrence of targeted environmental events during both unstructured and structured descriptive analyses conducted with two children with severe mental retardation was compared. Results showed that procedural modifications employed during the structured descriptive analysis increased the frequency of occurrence for most targeted…