Browsing Faculté des arts et des sciences – École de psychoéducation – Travaux et publications by Subject "Autism"
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Application du renforcement non contingent pour réduire les comportements problématiques chez les personnes ayant un trouble du spectre de l’autisme
Applying noncontingent reinforcement to reduce problem behaviour in individuals with an autism spectrum disorder
(École de psychoéducation, 2012)Le renforcement non contingent (RNC) est une intervention basée sur des données probantes pour réduire les comportements problématiques chez les personnes ayant un trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA). L’intervention implique de donner à ces ... -
L'autisme, une autre intelligence: nouveauté ou recul?
(Revue de psychoéducation (Université de Montréal. École de psychoéducation.), 2007-01)Dans ce texte, nous soumettons à examen la conception de l'autisme avancée par Laurent Mottron dans son ouvrage L'autisme : une autre intelligence (Mottron, 2004). Le texte comprend quatre parties. Dans la première partie, nous présentons le cadre ... -
Brief report : machine learning for estimating prognosis of children with autism receiving early behavioral intervention : a proof of concept
(Springer, 2022-06-28)Although early behavioral intervention is considered as empirically-supported for children with autism, estimating treatment prognosis is a challenge for practitioners. One potential solution is to use machine learning to guide the prediction of the ... -
Brief report : mobile technology to support parents in reducing stereotypy
(Springer, 2020-09-30)Although behavioral interventions have been known to efectively reduce stereotypy in children with ASD, these types of interventions are not accessible to all families. In response to this issue, we evaluated the efects of the iSTIM, an iOS application ... -
Brief report : virtual reality to raise awareness about autism
(Springer, 2023-12-11)Purpose The purpose of the study was to develop and test a virtual reality application designed to put the participants “in the shoes” of an autistic person during a routine task. Method The study involved a randomized controlled trial that included ... -
Comparing two methods to promote generalization of receptive identification in children with autism spectrum disorders
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-11-30)Objective: The purpose of our study was to compare the effects of serial and concurrent training on the generalisation of receptive identification in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Methods: We taught one to three pairs of stimulus sets ... -
Comparison of tablet-delivered and instructor-delivered teaching on receptive identification in children with autism spectrum disorders
Tablet vs. instructor teaching
(SAGE, 2018-06)The purpose of our study was to compare the effectiveness of tablet- and instructor-delivered teaching (i.e., prompting and reinforcement) on the receptive identification of one-word concepts in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). To this ... -
Concurrent validity of open-ended functional assessment interviews with functional analysis
(Wiley, 2021-12-22)Open-Ended Functional Assessment Interviews have limited empirical support for their concurrent validity with functional analysis. To address this issue, we conducted a study wherein 176 independent behavior analysts relied on data collected using ... -
Critique du modèle neurophysiologique de la desphinothérapie. Sonophorèse et écholocation
(Revue de psychoéducation (Université de Montréal. École de psychoéducation.), 2006-06)Un certain nombre de chercheurs (Birch, 1996; Cole, 1995, 1996; De Bergerac, 1998) fondent sur un modèle neurophysiologique leurs arguments en faveur de la delphinothérapie pour traiter divers désordres (DSM-IV) cognitifs et émotifs chez les enfants ... -
Differential negative reinforcement of other behavior to increase compliance with wearing an anti-strip suit
Compliance with wearing a medical device
(Wiley, 2019-08-27)Using a changing-criterion design, we replicated and extended a study (Cook, Rapp, & Schulze, 2015) on differential negative reinforcement of other behavior (DNRO). More specifically, educational assistants implemented DNRO to teach a 12-year-old boy ... -
Effects of an interactive Web training to support parents in reducing challenging behaviors in children with autism
(SAGE, 2020-04-04)Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) engage in challenging behaviors, which may interfere with their daily functioning, development, and well-being. To address this issue, we conducted a four-week randomized waitlist control trial to examine ... -
Effects of background music on socially reinforced problem behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders
(Sage, 2017)Prior research has shown that background music may be effective at reducing problem behaviors maintained by non-social (sensory) reinforcement in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, no study has examined the effects of background ... -
Effects of reducing stereotypy on other behaviors: a systematic review
(Elsevier, 2013)Researchers have shown that high levels of stereotypy in individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders were correlated with more significant impairments in social and adaptive functioning. Reducing stereotypy may thus potentially occasion an ... -
Generalization following tablet-based instruction in children with autism spectrum disorders
(Sage, 2017-06)Given that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) often require one-to-one individualized instruction, using tablets as teaching tools may represent an interesting option in classrooms with high student to teacher ratios. The purpose of our ... -
Increasing compliance with wearing a medical device in children with autism
(Wiley, 2019-09-02)Health professionals often recommend the use of medical devices to assess the health, monitor the well-being, or improve the quality of life of their patients. Children with autism may present challenges in these situations as their sensory peculiarities ... -
Intervention psychosociale en autisme : examen de la portée de la littérature francophone
Psychosocial intervention in autism: Scoping review of the literature published in French
(École de psychoéducation, 2017)Les publications scientifiques représentent une source importante d’informations pour les psychoéducateurs qui interviennent auprès des personnes en difficultés d’adaptation. Cependant, la majorité des articles figurant dans les bases de données ... -
Mesurer les attitudes explicites, les connaissances et l’ouverture à l’autisme dans une population francophone
Measuring explicit attitudes, knowledge, and openness toward autism in a French-speaking population
(Revue de psychoéducation, 2024-05-06)La stigmatisation est un enjeu d’actualité pour les personnes autistes. Cependant, le manque d’instruments disponibles en français pour mesurer les défis liés à la stigmatisation est un frein à la recherche dans ce domaine. Pour remédier à ce ... -
Newspaper coverage of autism treatment in Canada: 10-year trends (2004–2013)
Couverture médiatique des traitements de l’autisme au Canada : tendances sur 10 ans (2004-2013)
(SAGE Publications, 2015)Objective: To compare trends in coverage of empirically supported and alternative autism treatments in Canadian newspapers during a 10-year period and to examine whether the portrayal of empirically supported and alternative treatments differed. ... -
Noncompliance
(Springer, 2023-06-08)Among challenging behavior, noncompliance has the unique characteristic of describing the failure to engage in, or the absence of, a specific behavior (i.e., compliance). Recognizing that the term “compliance” has negative connotations for many, we ... -
Preliminary effects of conditioned establishing operations on stereotypy
(Springer Verlag, 2014)We repeatedly paired preferred stimuli with known establishing properties and poster boards (i.e., neutral stimuli) to examine whether these poster boards would acquire the effects of a conditioned establishing operation in five children with autism. ...