NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 13 results
Comparison of the Predictive Validity and Consistency among Preference Assessment Procedures: A Review of the Literature
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kang, Soyeon; O'Reilly, Mark; Lancioni, Giulio; Falcomata, Terry S.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Xu, Ziwei – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
We reviewed 14 experimental studies comparing different preference assessments for individuals with developmental disabilities that were published in peer-reviewed journals between 1985 and 2012. Studies were summarized based on the following six variables: (a) the number of participants, (b) the type of disability, (c) the number and type of…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Stimuli, Predictive Validity, Journal Articles
Effects of Tangible and Social Reinforcers on Skill Acquisition, Stereotyped Behavior, and Task Engagement in Three Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kang, Soyeon; O'Reilly, Mark; Rojeski, Laura; Blenden, Kara; Xu, Ziwei; Davis, Tonya; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are more likely to engage in inappropriate play (e.g., stereotypy, repetitive behavior) with their preferred items given as reinforcers. Considering the stereotyped behavior is a core characteristic of ASD aimed to reduce, it is necessary to identify alternative reinforcers that does not encourage…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Autism, Reinforcement, Skill Development
Examination of an Antecedent Communication Intervention to Reduce Tangibly Maintained Challenging Behavior: A Controlled Analog Analysis
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
O'Reilly, Mark; Fragale, Christina; Gainey, Summer; Kang, Soyeon; Koch, Heather; Shubert, Jennifer; El Zein, Farah; Longino, Deanna; Chung, Moon; Xu, Ziwei; White, Pamela; Lang, Russell; Davis, Tonya; Rispoli, Mandy; Lancioni, Giulio; Didden, Robert; Healy, Olive; Kagohara, Deborah; van der Meer, Larah; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
We examined the influence of an antecedent communication intervention on challenging behavior for three students with developmental disorders. Students were taught to request tangible items that were identified as reinforcers for challenging behavior in a prior functional analysis. Individual participant multielement and reversal designs were used…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Disabilities
Behavioral Interventions for Rumination and Operant Vomiting in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lang, Russell; Mulloy, Austin; Giesbers, Sanne; Pfeiffer, Brooke; Delaune, Elizabeth; Didden, Robert; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio; O'Reilly, Mark – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
We conducted a systematic analysis of studies that involved the treatment of rumination and operant vomiting in individuals with developmental disabilities. A total of 21 studies involving a combined 32 participants were identified and analyzed in terms of (a) participant characteristics, (b) dependent variables, (c) intervention procedures, (d)…
Descriptors: Evidence, Participant Characteristics, Behavior Problems, Intervention
Influence of Motivating Operations and Discriminative Stimuli on Challenging Behavior Maintained by Positive Reinforcement
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Edrisinha, Chaturi; O'Reilly, Mark; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio; Choi, Ha Young – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
We examined the effects of an establishing operation (EO) and abolishing operation (AO) on stimulus control of challenging behavior. Two participants with developmental disabilities and challenging behavior participated. In Phase I, a functional analysis was conducted to identify the consequences maintaining challenging behavior. In Phase II, a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Positive Reinforcement, Influences
Teaching Requesting and Rejecting Sequences to Four Children with Developmental Disabilities Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Choi, Hayoung; O'Reilly, Mark; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of teaching an integrated requesting-rejecting sequence. Four children with developmental disabilities were taught to request missing items and reject wrong items using either speech-generating devices (SGD) or picture-exchange (PE) communication. Data showed that the introduction of the…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Evaluation
Treatment of Bruxism in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lang, Russell; White, Pamela J.; Machalicek, Wendy; Rispoli, Mandy; Kang, Soyeon; Aquilar, Jeannie; O'Reilly, Mark; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio; Didden, Robert – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
We reviewed studies involving the treatment of bruxism (i.e., teeth clenching or teeth grinding) in individuals with developmental disabilities. Systematic searches of electronic databases, journals, and reference lists identified 11 studies meeting the inclusion criteria. These studies were evaluated in terms of: (a) participants, (b) procedures…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Intervention, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities
Treatment of Elopement in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lang, Russell; Rispoli, Mandy; Machalicek, Wendy; White, Pamela J.; Kang, Soyeon; Pierce, Nigel; Mulloy, Austin; Fragale, Tina; O'Reilly, Mark; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
We reviewed studies involving the treatment of elopement in individuals with developmental disabilities. Systematic searches of three electronic databases, journals, and reference lists identified 10 studies meeting the inclusion criteria. These studies were evaluated in terms of: (a) participants, (b) procedures used to assess elopement, (c)…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Developmental Disabilities, Program Effectiveness
Assessing Correspondence Following Acquisition of an Exchange-Based Communication System
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sigafoos, Jeff; Ganz, Jennifer B.; O'Reilly, Mark; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Schlosser, Ralf W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
Two students with developmental disabilities were taught to request six snack items. Requesting involved giving a graphic symbol to the trainer in exchange for the matching snack item. Following acquisition, we assessed the correspondence between requests and subsequent item selections by requiring the student to select the previously requested…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Students, Interaction, Training
Evaluation of a Video-Based Error Correction Procedure for Teaching a Domestic Skill to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Goodson, John; Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Reilly, Mark; Cannella, Helen; Lancioni, Giulio E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
We evaluated a video-based error correction procedure for teaching four adults with developmental disabilities to set a table. Video clips were initially used as an antecedent prompt. However, only one of the adults learned to set the table with this procedure. Consequently, the remaining three adults received intervention in which the video clips…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Developmental Disabilities, Error Correction, Videotape Recordings
Internet Survey of Treatments Used by Parents of Children with Autism
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Green, Vanessa A.; Pituch, Keenan A.; Itchon, Jonathan; Choi, Aram; O'Reilly, Mark; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
We developed an Internet survey to identify treatments used by parents of children with autism. The survey listed 111 treatments and was distributed via colleagues and through chapters of the Autism Society of America and Autism Organizations Worldwide. A total of 552 parents submitted usable returns during the 3-month survey period. On average…
Descriptors: Internet, Speech Therapy, Sensory Integration, Autism
Persistence of Early Emerging Aberrant Behavior in Children with Developmental Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Green, Vanessa A.; O'Reilly, Mark; Itchon, Jonathan; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
This study examined the persistence of early emerging aberrant behavior in 13 preschool children with developmental disabilities. The severity of aberrant behavior was assessed every 6 months over a 3-year period. Teachers completed the assessments using the Aberrant Behavior Checklist [Aman, M. G., & Singh, N. N. (1986). "Aberrant Behavior…
Descriptors: Persistence, Preschool Children, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities
Teaching Students with Developmental Disabilities to Locate Their AAC Device
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Reilly, Mark; Seely-York, Sue; Edrisinha, Chaturi – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
Students with autism and related developmental disabilities who do not speak are often taught to use some type of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system, such as a voice output communication aid (VOCA). One problem with such devices is that the person may be unable to communicate when the device is not readily accessible. We first…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Teaching Methods