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Hall, Scott; Thorns, Tracy; Oliver, Chris – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2003
This study examined structural characteristics and environmental variables in the stereotypic behaviors of eight individuals with developmental disabilities. Findings indicated that structural characteristics (percentage of time, bout length, and bout length variability) were highly correlated. Also, stereotyped behaviors were more likely to occur…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Children
Peer reviewedRapin, Isabelle – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
A reaction to Sowell's book raises issues about behaviorally based diagnoses, stressing that developmental disorders are behaviorally defined dimensions along a continuum with no crisp partition between normalcy and disorders. It sees developmental disorders as usually the expression of extremely complex, multigenic influences on brain…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Identification
Download full textGuess, Doug; And Others – 1993
This investigation analyzed information pertaining to behavior states and their relationship to numerous environmental, physiological, and demographic variables and events. The 66 participants ranged in age from 1 to 21 years and were classified as having profound and multiple disabilities, with developmental ages that ranged to 24 months.…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Behavior Patterns, Children, Developmental Disabilities
Silver, Archie A. – 1979
The study examined the behavior and characteristics of 33 children in a self-contained unit for autistic children in a multidisciplinary framework involving psychiatric, neurologic, psychological, social, and educational parameters. Results of a comprehensive evaluation indicated the following primary diagnoses: early infantile autism, atypical…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Disabilities
Helms, Barbara J. – 1996
This study examined school-related stress in children with and without disabilities, specifically the sources and manifestations of such stress and whether children with disabilities experience greater degrees of school-related stress than children without disabilities. The nondisabled group comprised 7,200 grade 4-12 students from urban and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Developmental Disabilities
Helms, Barbara J. – 1995
This study examined school-related stress in children with disabilities, specifically the sources and manifestations of such stress and whether these differ for children from different disability groups (either developmental or emotional) or age groups (elementary, middle school, or high school). Subjects were 244 students in grades 4-12 from…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns
