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MacDonald, Rebecca; Green, Gina; Mansfield, Renee; Geckeler, Amy; Gardenier, Nicole; Anderson, Jennifer; Holcomb, William; Sanchez, June – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
Although stereotypy is one of the key diagnostic features of autism, few studies have compared stereotypic behavior in children with autism and typically developing children. The present study employed direct observational measurement methods to assess levels of stereotypic behavior in 2-, 3- and 4-year-old children with autism or pervasive…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Young Children
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Ducharme, Joseph M.; Folino, Anthony; DeRosie, Janine – Behavior Modification, 2008
Errorless acquiescence training (EAT) was developed as a graduated, success-focused, and short-term intervention for building social skills. The approach focuses on building the skill of acquiescence (i.e., teaching children to be flexible with the needs and will of peers). The authors predict that acquiescence would serve as a "keystone", that…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Intervention, Antisocial Behavior, Child Behavior