A mindfulness-based strategy for self-management of aggressive behavior in adolescents with autism
| Autor: | Ashvind N. Singh, Angela D. A. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Ramasamy Manikam, Alan S. W. Winton, Nirbhay N. Singh, Judy Singh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Mindfulness
Self-management Aggression media_common.quotation_subject Metacognition medicine.disease Developmental psychology Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Quality of life Intervention (counseling) Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Autism Meditation medicine.symptom Psychology Clinical psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 5:1153-1158 |
| ISSN: | 1750-9467 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.12.012 |
| Popis: | Some individuals with autism engage in physical aggression to an extent that interferes with not only their quality of life, but also that of their parents and siblings. Behavioral and psychopharmacological treatments have been the mainstay of treatments for aggression in children and adolescents with autism. We evaluated the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based procedure, Meditation on the Soles of the Feet , in helping three adolescents to manage their physical aggression. This procedure required the adolescents to rapidly shift the focus of their attention from the aggression-triggering event to a neutral place on their body, the soles of their feet. Incidents of aggression across the three adolescents ranged from a mean of 14–20 per week during baseline, 4–6 per week during mindfulness training, including zero rates during the last 4 weeks of intervention. Aggression occurred a rate of about 1 per year during a 3-year follow-up. Our results suggest adolescents with autism can learn, and effectively use, a mindfulness-based procedure to self-manage their physical aggression over several years. |
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