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Psychological and Educational Approaches to the Treatment of Aggression and Tantrums in People with Intellectual Disabilities

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Aggression and tantrumming behaviors are among the more common topographies of challenging behavior observed in individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). First, this chapter defines and describes these challenging behaviors. Next, risk factors and adverse outcomes associated with aggression and tantrumming are reviewed. Finally, evidence-based approaches that involve psychological and educational treatment components aimed at reducing these challenging behaviors are presented with examples from research involving people across a range of ID severity and age. Specifically, functional assessment followed by function-matched treatment options is covered.

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Lang, R., Davis, T., Ledbetter-Cho, K., McLay, L., Erhard, P., Wicker, M.K. (2019). Psychological and Educational Approaches to the Treatment of Aggression and Tantrums in People with Intellectual Disabilities. In: Matson, J.L. (eds) Handbook of Intellectual Disabilities. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20843-1_35

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