Pica in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities , Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016 Autism and Child Psychopathology Series
Auteurs : Sturmey Peter, Williams Don E.
- Definition of pica in accessible terms, differentiating between various forms of the disorder.
- Issues and practical methods of prevention and treatment of pica in developmentally disabled persons.
- Functional and behavioral assessment methods for pica in individuals with ASD and ID.
- A range of effective behavioral and nonbehavioral treatments for pica.
- Illustrative cases and service delivery challenges.
- Areas for future research and practice.
Peter Sturmey, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York. He has published more than 200 papers, 50 chapters, and 20 authored and edited books on developmental disabilities, behavior analysis, clinical psychology and evidence-based practice.
Don E. Williams, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a consultant with over 0 years of practice and research experience with severe behavior disorders, staff training and supervision, and developmental disabilities. He has published extensively on restraint elimination, and the prevention and treatment of self-injurious behavior (pica especially) and other severe behavior problems.
Synthesizes the research on pica and its effects on individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities
Addresses the etiology, epidemiology, and diagnosis of pica
Reviews the evidence base on non-function-based reinforcement, antecedent interventions, and positive punishment
Examines functional assessment and analysis of pica and related function-based interventions
Explores behavioral and health services and outcomes
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Date de parution : 04-2016
Ouvrage de 182 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Date de parution : 04-2018
Ouvrage de 182 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Thèmes de Pica in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities :
Mots-clés :
Anemia and pica; Antecedent and pica; Applied behavior analysis and pica; Asperger syndrome and pica; Behavior disorders and pica; Behavior modification and pica; Developmental disabilities and pica; Functional analysis and pica; Functional assessment and pica; Hand mouthing and pica; Intellectual disabilities and pica; Iron deficiency and pica; Mental retardation and pica; Pica and autism; Positive punishment and pica; Reinforcement and pica; Self-injury and pica; Sickle cell disease and pica