Papers by Heather K Gonzales
Research in developmental disabilities
We examined the influence of an antecedent communication intervention on challenging behavior for... more 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 to compare the effects of the antecedent communication intervention versus a no antecedent communication intervention condition. Immediately following the antecedent manipulations students were exposed to the tangible condition of the functional analysis. Results indicate that the antecedent communication intervention reduced challenging behavior in the subsequent tangible test condition for all three students. The importance of examining antecedent interventions to treat challenging behavior from a function analytic perspective is discussed.
Abstract In this chapter, we describe the application of interventions, based on the principles o... more Abstract In this chapter, we describe the application of interventions, based on the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA), to individuals with a variety of intellectual and physical disabilities. ABA has an extensive and successful record in terms of developing evidence-based effective interventions for individuals with a variety of disabilities. In fact, the application of ABA with these populations is so diverse it would warrant several volumes to describe it in adequate detail. Within the confines of this chapter we have elected to give just a flavor of the wide variety of applied issues addressed with this broad population. The chapter is divided into four sections to reflect four broad categories of disability—inborn brain disorders, acquired brain disabilities, inborn physical disabilities, and, finally, acquired physical disabilities. Each of the four sections begins with a definition of the disability and then describes three or four empirically evaluated applied behavioral interventions.
Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 2014
Abstract Objective: The purpose of this translational review (i.e. moving from basic primate rese... more Abstract Objective: The purpose of this translational review (i.e. moving from basic primate research toward possible human applications) was to summarize non-human primate literature on anxiety to inform the development of future assessments of anxiety in non-verbal individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: Systematic searches of databases identified 67 studies that met inclusion criteria. Each study was analysed and summarised in terms of (a) strategies used to evoke anxiety, (b) non-verbal behavioural indicators of anxiety and (c) physiological indicators of anxiety. Results: Eighteen strategies were used to evoke anxiety, 48 non-verbal behavioural indicators and 17 physiological indicators of anxiety were measured. Conclusions: A number of the strategies used with non-human primates, if modified carefully, could be considered in the ongoing effort to study anxiety in individuals with ASD. Potential applications to the assessment of anxiety in humans with ASD are discussed.
ABSTRACT This chapter provides a selective overview of the use of assistive technology used to su... more ABSTRACT This chapter provides a selective overview of the use of assistive technology used to support persons with diverse abilities who engage in problem behavior. By it is nature this is a very broad topic and incorporates a wide array of populations and assistive technologies strategies. The chapter begins with a description and definition of problem behavior. Next is an overview of the characteristics of the populations that have received assistive technology interventions to treat problem behavior. This overview of population characteristics will enhance the reader’s understanding of the nature of problem behavior and also provide a deeper understanding of the rationale for the use of various assistive technologies in the following section of the chapter. The next section of the chapter provides a selective overview of the assistive technologies used to manage problem behavior. Assistive technology strategies will be divided into two general categories—those that focus on (a) antecedent cue or self-control strategies (enhancing stimulus control of adaptive behavior and/or teaching persons to monitor their own behavior) and (b) consequence strategies (providing consequences contingent upon problem behavior or teaching persons to use appropriate communication to access desired consequences). The final section provides an overview of the clinical and academic implications of the use of assistive technologies to support persons with behavior problems.
Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2012
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2009
Autism and Child Psychopathology Series, 2014
ABSTRACT This chapter provides a selective overview of the use of assistive technology used to su... more ABSTRACT This chapter provides a selective overview of the use of assistive technology used to support persons with diverse abilities who engage in problem behavior. By it is nature this is a very broad topic and incorporates a wide array of populations and assistive technologies strategies. The chapter begins with a description and definition of problem behavior. Next is an overview of the characteristics of the populations that have received assistive technology interventions to treat problem behavior. This overview of population characteristics will enhance the reader’s understanding of the nature of problem behavior and also provide a deeper understanding of the rationale for the use of various assistive technologies in the following section of the chapter. The next section of the chapter provides a selective overview of the assistive technologies used to manage problem behavior. Assistive technology strategies will be divided into two general categories—those that focus on (a) antecedent cue or self-control strategies (enhancing stimulus control of adaptive behavior and/or teaching persons to monitor their own behavior) and (b) consequence strategies (providing consequences contingent upon problem behavior or teaching persons to use appropriate communication to access desired consequences). The final section provides an overview of the clinical and academic implications of the use of assistive technologies to support persons with behavior problems.
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