Browsing College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies by Author "Healy, Olive"
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The analysis and treatment of problem behavior evoked by auditory stimulation
Devlin, Sarah; Healy, Olive; Reed, Phil; Leader, Geraldine (Elsevier, 2008)The current study aimed to identify specific stimuli associated with music that served as an establishing operation (EO) for the problem behavior of a 6 year old child with a diagnosis of autism. Assessment results ... -
Analysis of risk factors and early predictors of challenging behavior for children with autism spectrum disorder
McTiernan, Aoife; Leader, Geraldine; Healy, Olive; Mannion, Arlene (Elsevier, 2011-02-12)The current study evaluated risk factors for the occurrence, frequency and severity of challenging behavior among a sample of individuals with a diagnosis of autism, under the age of eighteen, in Ireland. Age, gender, hours ... -
Comparison of behavioral intervention and sensory-integration therapy in the treatment of challenging behavior
Devlin, Sarah; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine; Hughes, Brian M. (Springer, 2010-12-14)The objective of the current study was to compare the effects of sensory-integration therapy (SIT) and a behavioral intervention on rates of challenging behavior (including self-injurious behavior) in four children diagnosed ... -
Comparison of behavioral intervention and sensory-integration therapy in the treatment of self-injurious behavior.
Devlin, Sarah; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine (Elsevier, 2009)The current study investigates the comparative effects of sensory-integration therapy and behavioral interventions on rates of self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in a nine-year-old boy with a diagnosis of autism. A functional ... -
A comparison of video modeling and pivotal response training to teach pretend play skills to children with autism Spectrum disorder
Lydon, Helena; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine (Elsevier, 2010-11-20)This study aimed to directly compare the effectiveness of Pivotal Response Training (PRT) and Video Modeling (VM) in the acquisition and generalization of scripted play verbalizations and actions as well as the use of ... -
The effects of daily tact instruction on the emission of pure mands, tacts and conversational units in non-instructional settings by two preschool children with autism
Lydon, Helena; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine; Keohane, Dolleen-Day (2009)This study examined the effects of daily intensive tact instruction on the emission of verbal operants in non-instructional settings by two preschool aged children with autism. A delayed multiple probe design across ... -
An investigation of comorbid psychological disorders, sleep problems, gastrointestinal symptoms and epilepsy in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Mannion, Arlene; Leader, Geraldine; Healy, Olive (Elsevier, 2012-08-15)The current study investigated comorbidity in eighty-nine children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Ireland. Comorbidity is the presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary disorder. The ... -
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Morningside Math Facts Curriculum on Fluency, Stability, Endurance and Application Outcomes
McTiernan, Aoife; Holloway, Jennifer; Healy, Olive; Hogan, Michael (Springer, 2015-05-23)A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate the impact of a frequency-building curriculum to increase the fluency of component mathematics skills in a sample of 28 males aged 9¿11 years. Assessments of mathematical ... -
Response to a letter to the editors re: “Comparison of Behavioral Intervention and Sensory-Integration Therapy in the Treatment of Challenging Behavior”
Healy, Olive; Hughes, Brian M.; Leader, Geraldine; Devlin, Sarah (Springer, 2011-06-01)[No abstract available] -
Risk factors for challenging behaviors among 157 children with autism spectrum disorder in Ireland
Murphy, Olivia; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine (Elsevier, 2008-11-25)The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for the occurrence of challenging behavior along with the specific topographies of challenging behavior shown by a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder in ... -
Six reports of children with autism spectrum disorder following intensive behavioral intervention using the Preschool Inventory of Repertoires for Kindergarten (PIRK®)
McGarrell, Maria; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine; O'Connor, Jennifer; Kenny, Neil (Elsevier, 2009)The current study presents case reports of 6 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who received intensive applied behavior analysis within the Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling (CABAS®) ... -
A systematic review and evaluation of response redirection as a treatment for challenging behavior in individuals with developmental disabilities.
Lydon, Sinéad; Healy, Olive; McCoy, Anna (2013)Response redirection is widely used in clinical practice as a treatment for repetitive behavior or stereotypy in persons with developmental disabilities. However, to date the procedure has received comparatively little ... -
Three years of intensive applied behavior analysis: A case study
Healy, Olive; O’Connor, Jennifer; Leader, Geraldine; Kenny, Neil (2008)A 2 years and 10 months old child receiving an early intensive teaching program using the Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling (CABAS ® ) was taught using evidence-based teaching strategies and ... -
Using a Time Timer(TM) to increase appropriate waiting behavior in a child with developmental disabilities.
Hayes, Deirdre; Leader, Geraldine; Healy, Olive; Grey, Ian (Elsevier, 2009)This study aimed to examine the use of a predictive stimulus (Time TimerTM) and delayed reinforcement to increase appropriate waiting behavior in a child with developmental disabilities and problem behavior maintained by ...