aggression | autism | behavioral therapies | classroom | illness | problem behavior | self-injury | tantrums
When children with disabilities are feeling ill, the use of medical treatments and behavior therapies together can help children behave better in the classroom.
Children with developmental disabilities, including autism, can have more problem behaviors during school when they aren't feeling well. When autistic children have ear infections, allergies, or other ailments, they can also have problem behaviors. This study asked whether behavioral therapies combined with medical therapies would help the children behave better when they were sick. The study included 21 school-age children with developmental disabilities who had an illness that required help or treatment from the school nurse or a physician. During the 10-month long study, eleven of the students were treated only medically for their health problem, while ten students were treated for their medical problem and also received specific behavioral therapies in the classroom. The authors found that children who were treated for both medical and behavior problems behaved better in the classroom than children who were treated for the medical condition alone. The behavioral therapies reduced aggression, self-injury, whining, and yelling in the classroom.
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