January 3, 2008 — In a randomized controlled trial comparing risperidone (Risperdal, Janssen Pharmaceutica), haloperidol, and placebo in the treatment of aggressive challenging behavior in patients ...

Our Emotional and Behavioral Disorders License program prepares you to serve K-12 students who have been identified with mild to severe emotional and behavior disorders. If you already hold a special ...

Frequent discipline may be a sign that kids with disabilities are not receiving a free appropriate public education, according to new federal guidance reminding schools of their obligations to provide ...

(Medical Xpress) -- Students receiving special-education services for behavioral disorders and those with more obvious disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their general-education ...

Federal education officials are taking new steps to address the academic needs of students with disabilities who have significant behavior challenges. The U.S. Department of Education says that many ...

A disability advocacy organization has sued the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health, accusing the agency of withholding ...

Parent Network of WNY is now accepting applications for its Family Behavior Support & Advocacy Program. The new program will work with a family to develop a goal and identify challenging behaviors and ...

When we want to go to the store, most of us lace up our sneakers, grab our car keys and head out the door. But for people with intellectual disabilities living in residential group homes and supported ...

According to BYU professor Blake Hansen, children with developmental and intellectual disabilities are one of the most understudied populations in the US, but he’s working to change that. Hansen, a ...

Although the home environment is known to influence behavior problems in children with developmental disabilities (DD), the ...

Students receiving special-education services for behavioral disorders and those with more obvious disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their general-education counterparts -- and are also ...