Jeff SigafoosSummaryAffiliation: University of Tasmania Country: Australia Publications
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An examination of the effects of a classroom activity schedule on levels of self-injury and engagement for a child with severe autismMark O'Reilly
Department of Special Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station D5300, Austin, TX 78712, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 35:305-11. 2005..These findings seem to indicate that functional analysis methodologies might provide helpful information when developing individualized schedules for students who may not have the skills to comprehend and follow a schedule...- Flashback to the 1960s: LSD in the treatment of autismJeff Sigafoos
School of Education, University of Tasmania, Australia
Dev Neurorehabil 10:75-81. 2007.... - The behavior flexibility rating scale-revised (BFRS-R): factor analysis, internal consistency, inter-rater and intra-rater reliability, and convergent validityNienke Peters-Scheffer
Department of Special Education, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Res Dev Disabil 29:398-407. 2008..These data suggest that the BFRS-R may provide a reliable rating of behavioral flexibility when used by direct-care staff and parents of children with developmental disabilities... - Functional analysis and intervention to reduce self-injurious and agitated behavior when removing protective equipment for brief time periodsMark F O'Reilly
Department of Special Education, George I Sanchez Building, Room 306, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Behav Modif 27:538-59. 2003..A treatment protocol that included items that produced vibration and vibration with sound produced substantial reductions in attempts at self-injury and agitation when protective equipment was removed for brief time periods (Study 3)... - Effects of embedded instruction versus discrete-trial training on self-injury, correct responding, and mood in a child with autismJeff Sigafoos
The University of Tasmania, Australia
J Intellect Dev Disabil 31:196-203. 2006..The present study compared embedded instruction with discrete-trial training for a 12-year-old boy with autism... - A microswitch-cluster program to foster adaptive responses and head control in students with multiple disabilities: replication and validation assessmentGiulio E Lancioni
Department of Psychology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Res Dev Disabil 29:373-84. 2008..The results of Study II showed that the raters found the effects of the new program more positive than those of other intervention conditions and also considered such program a useful complement to formal motor rehabilitation programs... - Promoting adaptive foot movements and reducing hand mouthing and eye poking in a boy with multiple disabilities through microswitch technologyGiulio E Lancioni
Department of Psychology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Cogn Behav Ther 36:85-90. 2007..The social validation ratings of 40 teachers and teacher assistants significantly favored the last intervention period (in which aberrant behavior was reduced) over the initial period... - Comparing two types of augmentative and alternative communication systems for children with autismSeung-Hyun Son
Department of Special Education, Inje University, Kimhae, Korea
Pediatr Rehabil 9:389-95. 2006..Both speed of acquisition and system preference should be considered when designing AAC interventions for children with autism and related developmental disabilities... - Microswitch clusters promote adaptive responses and reduce finger mouthing in a boy with multiple disabilitiesGiulio E Lancioni
University of Bari, Department of Psychology, Bari, Italy
Behav Modif 30:892-900. 2006..The importance of microswitch clusters to simultaneously pursue the dual objective of promoting adaptive responses and reducing aberrant ones is underlined... - Evaluation of a video-based error correction procedure for teaching a domestic skill to individuals with developmental disabilitiesJohn Goodson
Department of Special Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Res Dev Disabil 28:458-67. 2007..All three adults reached 100% correct on the task analysis when the error correction procedure was implemented. This error correction procedure may be useful for individuals who fail to learn with video prompting alone... - Internet survey of treatments used by parents of children with autismVanessa A Green
Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, D5300, 78712 1290, USA
Res Dev Disabil 27:70-84. 2006.... - Evaluating parent use of functional communication training to replace and enhance prelinguistic behaviours in six children with developmental and physical disabilitiesKathleen Tait
School of Development and Learning, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 26:1241-54. 2004..Treatment gains were generally maintained at the monthly follow-ups. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that parents can use FCT to enhance communication skills in children with developmental and physical disabilities... - Teaching students with developmental disabilities to locate their AAC deviceJeff Sigafoos
Department of Special Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 1290, USA
Res Dev Disabil 25:371-83. 2004..Teaching VOCA location skills may be a useful and necessary component in AAC interventions for some people with developmental disabilities... - Generalization of a pictorial alternative communication system across instructors and distanceJennifer B Ganz
University of Texas, San Antonio 78249, USA
Augment Altern Commun 24:89-99. 2008..Results indicate that the participant was able to generalize his communication skills across a variety of instructors and to use functional non-verbal strategies to respond to communication obstacles...