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Field, Tiffany; Lasko, David; Mundy, Peter; Henteleff, Tanja; Kabat, Susan; Talpins, Susan; Dowling, Monica – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A study of 22 preschool children with autism investigated touch therapy effects on problems commonly associated with autism including inattentiveness, touch aversion, and withdrawal. Orienting to irrelevant sounds and stereotypic behaviors decreased in both the touch therapy and the touch control group; however, orienting decreased more in the…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Autism, Behavior Patterns, Outcomes of Treatment
Hawn, Joyce; And Others – 1973
The present study examined the effect of preceding activities upon the attending behavior of preschool children while listening to a story in a large group situation. Attending in the group subsequent to active play was compared with attending in the group subsequent to a quiet activity. The four subjects of this research ranged in age from 3 to 4…
Descriptors: Activities, Attention, Attention Control, Behavior Change
Winsler, Adam; De Leon, J. Rene; Carlton, Martha; Barry, Maryann J.; Jenkins, Tammy; Carter, Kermit L. – 1997
This study explored the inter-relationships and developmental stability of inhibitory motor control, attentional control, delay of gratification, and resistance to temptation with 32 preschool children, and related these components of self-regulation to children's behavior at home and in the classroom. The children completed the T.O.V.A.…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems