Data-Based and Effective Classroom Procedures To Assist Native American Children With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects

• NCJ Number: 162965
• Journal: Corrective and Social Psychiatry and Journal of Behavior Technology Methods and Therapy Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Dated: (1995) Pages: 42-51
• Author(s): T F McLaughlin; B F Williams; V F Howard; R Reyes
• Date Published: 1995
• Length: 10 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Technical Assistance)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Data-based interventions that have been successfully used for children with similar characteristics but different etiologies may be successful when used with Native American Indian prenatally exposed to alcohol and affected by fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) or fetal alcohol effects (FAE).

Abstract

The known characteristics of these children include deficits in weak rule-governed behavior, impulsivity, low attention to task, language delays, sleep disturbances, attachment difficulties, learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, low social competence, poor coordination, hypersensitivity to environmental stimuli, mental retardation, and conduct problems. Potential strategies include teacher attention and praise, token reinforcement programs, daily report cards, contingency contracting, self-instructional training, direct instruction, classwide peer tutoring, and medication therapy. 111 references (Author abstract modified)