Overview
- Synthesizes the research on pica and its effects on individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities
- Addresses the etiology, epidemiology, and diagnosis of pica
- Reviews the evidence base on non-function-based reinforcement, antecedent interventions, and positive punishment
- Examines functional assessment and analysis of pica and related function-based interventions
- Explores behavioral and health services and outcomes
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Autism and Child Psychopathology Series (ACPS)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Foundational Issues
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Front Matter
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Treatment
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Front Matter
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Emerging Issues
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Anemia and pica
- Antecedent and pica
- Applied behavior analysis and pica
- Asperger syndrome and pica
- Behavior disorders and pica
- Behavior modification and pica
- Developmental disabilities and pica
- Functional analysis and pica
- Functional assessment and pica
- Hand mouthing and pica
- Intellectual disabilities and pica
- Iron deficiency and pica
- Mental retardation and pica
- Pica and autism
- Positive punishment and pica
- Reinforcement and pica
- Self-injury and pica
- Sickle cell disease and pica
About this book
Featured topics include:
- Definition of pica in accessible terms, differentiating between various forms of the disorder.
- Issues and practical methods ofprevention and treatment of pica in developmentally disabled persons.
- Functional and behavioral assessment methods for pica in individuals with ASD and ID.
- A range of effective behavioral and nonbehavioral treatments for pica.
- Illustrative cases and service delivery challenges.
- Areas for future research and practice.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Peter Sturmey, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York. He has published more than 200 papers, 50 chapters, and 20 authored and edited books on developmental disabilities, behavior analysis, clinical psychology and evidence-based practice.
Don E. Williams, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a consultant with over 0 years of practice and research experience with severe behavior disorders, staff training and supervision, and developmental disabilities. He has published extensively on restraint elimination, and the prevention and treatment of self-injurious behavior (pica especially) and other severe behavior problems.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pica in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Authors: Peter Sturmey, Don E. Williams
Series Title: Autism and Child Psychopathology Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30798-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-30796-1Published: 26 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80889-5Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-30798-5Published: 19 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2192-922X
Series E-ISSN: 2192-9238
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 182
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Child and School Psychology, Behavioral Therapy, Social Work