Evidence-Based Practice and Intellectual Disabilities

Evidence-Based Practice and Intellectual Disabilities responds to the recent increased focus on, and need for, the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in treating intellectual disabilities. The first book wholly dedicated to addressing EBP specifically in relation to intellectual disabilities Provides clinical guidelines based on the strength of evidence of treatments for a given problematic behavioral topography or disorder Highly relevant to a wide-ranging audience, including professionals working in community services, clinicians and parents and carers

Contributors vii Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Part I Foundational Issues and Overview 1 1 Evidence-Based Practice: An Introduction 3 Peter Sturmey 2 Adaptive Behavior 29 Peter Sturmey 3 Maladaptive Behavior 62 Peter Sturmey 4 But Is It Worth It? 85 Peter Sturmey Part II Specific Disorders and Challenging Behaviors 101 5 Aggressive Behavior 103 Olive Healy, Sinéad Lydon, and Clodagh Murray 6 Self-Injurious Behavior 133 Jeff Sigafoos, Mark F. O’Reilly, Giulio E. Lancioni, Russell Lang, and Robert Didden 7 Stereotypic Behavior 163 Timothy R. Vollmer, Amanda B. Bosch, Joel E. Ringdahl, and John T. Rapp 8 Feeding Problems 198 Keith E. Williams, Laura J. Seiverling, and Douglas G. Field 9 Sleep Problems 219 Robert Didden, Wiebe Braam, Anneke Maas, Marcel Smits, Peter Sturmey, Jeff Sigafoos, and Leopold Curfs 10 Anxiety Disorders 235 Peter Sturmey, William R. Lindsay, Tricia Vause, and Nicole Neil 11 Mood Disorders 261 Peter Sturmey and Robert Didden 12 Offenders with Developmental Disabilities 280 Peter Sturmey and Klaus Drieschner Index 292