PURPOSE: Challenging behaviours present major impediments to a young child's life. Being able to properly assess these behaviours can lead to early intervention and remediation. METHOD: In the present study, the problem behaviours of 644 children 17-37 months of age who were at risk for developmental disabilities were studied using the BISCUIT-Part 3. In study one, norms and cut-off scores were established for this new scale using this sample. In study 2, the frequency and patterns of various challenging behaviours were evaluated. RESULTS: The majority of developmentally delayed children who had severe challenging behaviours engaged in aggressive/destructive acts. However, severe problem behaviours were in the minority of occurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Outcomes suggest that these behaviours can be identified at an early age using a validated instrument tool. Implications are that pinpointing emerging problematic behaviours allows for a more accurate assessment of the delayed child's overall functioning. Being able to pinpoint behaviour problems allows for earlier and more effective treatment.
PURPOSE: Challenging behaviours present major impediments to a young child's life. Being able to properly assess these behaviours can lead to early intervention and remediation. METHOD: In the present study, the problem behaviours of 644 children 17-37 months of age who were at risk for developmental disabilities were studied using the BISCUIT-Part 3. In study one, norms and cut-off scores were established for this new scale using this sample. In study 2, the frequency and patterns of various challenging behaviours were evaluated. RESULTS: The majority of developmentally delayed children who had severe challenging behaviours engaged in aggressive/destructive acts. However, severe problem behaviours were in the minority of occurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Outcomes suggest that these behaviours can be identified at an early age using a validated instrument tool. Implications are that pinpointing emerging problematic behaviours allows for a more accurate assessment of the delayed child's overall functioning. Being able to pinpoint behaviour problems allows for earlier and more effective treatment.
Authors: Liliana Mayo-Ortega; Rosa Oyama-Ganiko; Judith Leblanc; Stephen R Schroeder; Nancy Brady; Merlin G Butler; R Matthew Reese; David M Richman; Georgina Peacock; Jessica Foster; Janet Marquis Journal: J Ment Health Res Intellect Disabil Date: 2012-07-02
Authors: Stephen R Schroeder; Janet G Marquis; R Matthew Reese; David M Richman; Liliana Mayo-Ortega; Rosa Oyama-Ganiko; Judith LeBlanc; Nancy Brady; Merlin G Butler; Tiffany Johnson; Linda Lawrence Journal: Am J Intellect Dev Disabil Date: 2014-07
Authors: Patricia García-Primo; Annika Hellendoorn; Tony Charman; Herbert Roeyers; Mieke Dereu; Bernadette Roge; Sophie Baduel; Filippo Muratori; Antonio Narzisi; Emma Van Daalen; Irma Moilanen; Manuel Posada de la Paz; Ricardo Canal-Bedia Journal: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry Date: 2014-06-10 Impact factor: 4.785