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Simó-Pinatella, David; Mumbardó-Adam, Cristina; Alomar-Kurz, Elisabeth; Sugai, George; Simonsen, Brandi – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2019
Prevalence studies of challenging behaviors among children with disabilities have a potential value, as they provide information for intervention and evaluation. However, the results from these studies seem to vary according to the population involved, the behaviors explored and the selected methodological procedures and instruments used. The…
Descriptors: Incidence, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Students with Disabilities
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Soke, Gnakub N.; Rosenberg, Steven A.; Hamman, Richard F.; Fingerlin, Tasha; Robinson, Cordelia; Carpenter, Laura; Giarelli, Ellen; Lee, Li-Ching; Wiggins, Lisa D.; Durkin, Maureen S.; DiGuiseppi, Carolyn – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Self-injurious behaviors (SIB) have been reported in more than 30% of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in clinic-based studies. This study estimated the prevalence of SIB in a large population-based sample of children with ASD in the United States. A total of 8,065 children who met the surveillance case definition for ASD in the…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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McTiernan, Aoife; Leader, Geraldine; Healy, Olive; Mannion, Arlene – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
The current study evaluated risk factors for the occurrence, frequency and severity of challenging behavior among a sample of individuals with a diagnosis of autism, under the age of eighteen, in Ireland. Age, gender, hours of intervention received, age at diagnosis, presence of challenging behavior at diagnosis and treatment type at diagnosis…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Destructive Behavior, Autism, Intelligence Quotient