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ADHD is an increasingly common disability seen most regularly in public schools. How can behavior analysis help? Next week, we'll be discussing research into increasing the on-task behavior of students with ADHD as well as reviewing some facts and figures related to overall treatment.
Articles for next week:
Flood, W.A., Wilder, D.A., Flood, A.L., & Masuda, A. (2002). Peer-mediated reinforcement plus prompting as treatment for off-task behavior in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 35, 199-204. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2002.35-199
Grauvogel-MacAleese, A.N. & Wallace, M.D. (2010). Use of peer-mediated intervention in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43, 547-551. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-547
And, for some background on behavioral interventions for ADHD:
Fabiano, G.A., Pelham Jr., W.E., Coles, E.K., Gnagy, E.M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & O'Connor, B.C. (2009). Clinical Psychology Review, 29, 129-140. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.11.001