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Hodgetts, Sandra; Magill-Evans, Joyce; Misiaszek, John – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
This randomized controlled single-case study investigated the effects of weighted vests for 10 children with autism in a classroom setting. Blinded observers rated targeted behaviors through video taken during structured table-top activities typically part of the classroom routine. Blinded teachers rated each child's behavior with the Conners'…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Behavior, Autism, Mental Retardation
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Chan, Jeffrey M.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lang, Russell B.; Boutot, E. Amanda; White, Pamela J.; Pierce, Nigel; Baker, Sonia – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Pre-service teachers were trained to implement a Social Stories[TM] intervention to three students with autism in the general education classroom. A multiple baseline across students was used to assess the effects of Social Stories on classroom behavior and an alternating treatments design was used to compare two conditions. In one condition…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, Intervention, Autism
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Ryan, Carolyn S.; Hemmes, Nancy S.; Sturmey, Peter; Jacobs, Joseph D.; Grommet, Erich K. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
Incidental teaching is a technique that is used to increase the spontaneous use of language. This study evaluated effects of a brief staff training procedures on instructors' incidental teaching responses and on student initiations. In three experiments, instructors of children with autism participated in individual or group training sessions…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Intervention, Autism, Training