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Ennis, Robin Parks; Jolivette, Kristine; Fredrick, Laura D.; Alberto, Paul A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2013
In this article, students with challenging behaviors (SWCB) in a classroom may include those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD), intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, and those at risk of these disabilities. These students may present…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Alberto, Paul A.; Fredrick, Laura; Hughes, Melissa; McIntosh, Laura; Cihak, David – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2007
Definitions of literacy that focus solely on reading words provide too narrow a framework for many students with severe disabilities. Obtaining information from the environment may be accomplished in a variety of modes, such as visual literacy, which is the ability to discern meaning conveyed through images. A component of visual literacy is…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Disabilities, Visual Aids, Elementary School Students
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Cihak, David; Alberto, Paul A.; Taber-Doughty, Teresa; Gama, Robert I. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2006
Two groups of three students with moderate mental retardation were instructed using group procedures to compare static picture and video prompting simulation strategies. An alternating treatments design was used to compare individual student task acquisition and maintenance performances of purchasing and banking skills. The results indicated that…
Descriptors: Group Testing, Prompting, Moderate Mental Retardation, Instructional Effectiveness
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Taber, Teresa A.; Seltzer, Allison; Heflin, L. Juane; Alberto, Paul A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1999
The use of a self-operated auditory prompting system by a 12-year-old student with autism and moderate mental retardation to decrease inappropriate and off-task behavior was examined. Results indicated a significant decrease in the number of teacher-delivered prompts required by the student to engage in appropriate behaviors and remain on task.…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification
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Heflin, L. Juane; Alberto, Paul A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This introductory article to this special issue on the use of applied behavior analysis (ABA) with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) notes the 40-year history of ABA strategy development, verification, and generalization. It briefly introduces the following articles, which are intended to illustrate the range of ABA applications and the depth of…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Heflin, L. Juane; Alberto, Paul A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This article on the use of applied behavior analysis with students who have autism focuses on the management of the physical and temporal environments to highlight salient stimuli and support the direct teaching and shaping of appropriate behavior. It stresses the use of systematic instruction including errorless learning, data-based…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Methods