We report the case of a 7-year-old boy who had autism spectrum disorder and displayed disruptive and avoidant behavior when using the bathroom at home with people present in adjoining rooms or nearby the bathroom door. Desensitization treatment was implemented by gradually exposing the boy to proximity of an in-home therapist when he was in the bathroom and positively reinforcing the absence of...

A prevention trial tested the efficacy of INSIGHTS into Children's Temperament as compared to a Read Aloud attention control condition in reducing student disruptive behavior and enhancing student competence and teacher classroom management. Participants included 116 first and second grade students, their parents, and their 42 teachers in six inner city schools. Teachers completed the Sutter-Ey...

Incivility is any kind of disruptive classroom behavior that shows disrespect or disregard for the instructor and fellowstudents. It can dramatically diminish the effectiveness of a course and cause great stress for the instructor. This section starts with several sites that describe forms of incivility, suggestions for handling it, and current research on incivility. The remaining links provid...

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is an empirically supported intervention originally developed to treat disruptive behavior problems in children between the ages of 2 and 7 years. Since its creation over 40 years ago, PCIT has been studied internationally with various populations and has been found to be an effective intervention for numerous behavioral and emotional issues. This article...

Empirical investigation into disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in early childhood has expanded considerably during the past decade. Although there have been considerable gains in the understanding of the presentation and course of these psychiatric disorders in early childhood, the lack of a developmental framework to guide nosologic issues...

BACKGROUND Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood neuro-developmental condition with early onset. ADHD affects children worldwide. However, there is a variation in the prevalence across different countries. In Nigeria, there is paucity of information on the prevalence. To provide the relevant information, a cross-sectional study was conducted between February and ...

The purpose of this study were to determine the association of scores on the North Carolina Behavior Rating Scale (NCBRS) to those of the Frankl scale during restorative visits; and to quantify and compare rated behavior of children during an oral examination and restorative visits involving either a placebo or a combination of chloral hydrate (CH) and hydroxyzine. Fifteen patients 21-37 months...

OBJECTIVE To determine the long-term safety and effectiveness of risperidone for severe disruptive behaviors in children. METHOD A multisite, 1-year, open-label study of patients aged 5 to 14 years with disruptive behaviors and subaverage intelligence was conducted. RESULTS Seventy-three percent of the 504 patients enrolled completed the study. The mean +/- SE dose of risperidone was 1.6 +/...

A teacher requested behavioral consultation services to address a first-grade student’s disruptive behavior. Functional behavior assessment (FBA) suggested the behavior was being reinforced by “negative” teacher attention (e.g., reprimands, redirections, response cost). Based on this analysis, the teacher and consultant posited that this student had a learning history such that presentation of ...