Evidence-Based Practice and Intellectual Disabilities responds to the recent increased focus on, and need for, the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in treating intellectual disabilities.

The first book wholly dedicated to addressing EBP specifically in relation to intellectual disabilitiesProvides clinical guidelines based on the strength of evidence of treatments for a given problematic behavioral topography or disorderHighly relevant to a wide-ranging audience, including professionals working in community services, clinicians and parents and carers

Peter Sturmey is Professor of Psychology at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City College of New York, and a visiting professor at The Department of Dentistry, University College London. He is an Associate Editor forResearch in Developmental Disabilities andResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Professor Sturmey has published widely on developmental disabilities such as autism, clinical case formulation, staff and parent training, restrictive behavioral interventions, and behavior analytic approaches to psychopathology.

Robert Didden is Professor of Intellectual Disabilities, Learning and Behaviour at the Behavioral Science Institute and School of Education of the Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He is a psychologist at Trajectum, a center for the treatment of clients with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities and behavioral and psychiatric disorders. Professor Didden is an associate editor forReview Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities.

Contributors vii

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xv

Part I Foundational Issues and Overview 1

1 Evidence-Based Practice: An Introduction 3Peter Sturmey

2 Adaptive Behavior 29Peter Sturmey

3 Maladaptive Behavior 62Peter Sturmey

4 But Is It Worth It? 85Peter Sturmey

Part II Specific Disorders and Challenging Behaviors 101

5 Aggressive Behavior 103Olive Healy, Sinéad Lydon, and Clodagh Murray

6 Self-Injurious Behavior 133Jeff Sigafoos, Mark F. OReilly, Giulio E. Lancioni, Russell Lang, and Robert Didden

7 Stereotypic Behavior 163Timothy R. Vollmer, Amanda B. Bosch, Joel E. Ringdahl, and John T. Rapp

8 Feeding Problems 198Keith E. Williams, Laura J. Seiverling, and Douglas G. Field

9 Sleep Problems 219Robert Didden, Wiebe Braam, Anneke Maas, Marcel Smits, Peter Sturmey, Jeff Sigafoos, and Leopold Curfs

10 Anxiety Disorders 235Peter Sturmey, William R. Lindsay, Tricia Vause, and Nicole Neil

11 Mood Disorders 261Peter Sturmey and Robert Didden

12 Offenders with Developmental Disabilities 280Peter Sturmey and Klaus Drieschner

Index 292