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Lovaas died on the 2nd of August 2010. He might have been born in 1926 or 1927: the age that was given was 86, but I don't know his birthdate.
Found the link which said Lovaas died (Campbell, Victoria [2010]). Learning my way around the new system; will preview.
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'''O. (Ole) Ivar Lovaas, Ph.D.''' was a clinical [[psychologist]] considered to be one of the fathers of [[applied behavior analysis]] therapy for [[autism]] through his development of the [[Lovaas technique]] and the first to provide evidence that the behavior of autistic children can be modified through teaching.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter3/sec6.html#autism | title = Mental Health: A report of the Surgeon General | publisher = [[Department of Health and Human Services]] | accessdate = 2008-04-02 | last = Satcher | first = David | authorlink = David Satcher }}</ref><ref>[http://www.bbbautism.com/pdf/article_40_Lovaas_revisited.pdf "Lovaas Revisited: Should we ever have left?"], by Steve Buchman, bbbautism.com, Retrieved on 1/28/2009.</ref>
'''O. (Ole) Ivar Lovaas, Ph.D.''' was<ref name="MyNews KRNV, Reno">[http://www.mynews4.com/story.php?id=24495&n=122 Campbell, Victoria. Pioneer in autism treatment dies], </ref> a clinical [[psychologist]] considered to be one of the fathers of [[applied behavior analysis]] therapy for [[autism]] through his development of the [[Lovaas technique]] and the first to provide evidence that the behavior of autistic children can be modified through teaching.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter3/sec6.html#autism | title = Mental Health: A report of the Surgeon General | publisher = [[Department of Health and Human Services]] | accessdate = 2008-04-02 | last = Satcher | first = David | authorlink = David Satcher }}</ref><ref>[http://www.bbbautism.com/pdf/article_40_Lovaas_revisited.pdf "Lovaas Revisited: Should we ever have left?"], by Steve Buchman, bbbautism.com, Retrieved on 1/28/2009.</ref>


Though a critic thought his original claims of effectiveness were overstated,<ref>{{cite journal |journal= Dev Med Child Neurol |year=2005 |volume=47 |issue=7 |pages=493–99 |title= Autism interventions: a critical update |author= Francis K |pmid=15991872 |url=http://journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext?fulltextid=313204 |format=PDF |doi= 10.1017/S0012162205000952}}</ref> findings of independent peer reviewed studies do show benefits associated with the Lovaas method. <ref>{{cite journal |author=Sallows GO, Graupner TD |title=Intensive behavioral treatment for children with autism: four-year outcome and predictors |journal=Am J Ment Retard |volume=110 |issue=6 |pages=417–38 |year=2005 |pmid=16212446 |doi=10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110[417:IBTFCW]2.0.CO;2}}</ref> Systematic reviews have also not found definitive evidence to support claims that the Lovaas method is superior to other active interventions.<ref>Ospina MB, Krebs Seida J, Clark B, Karkhaneh M, Hartling L, et al. 2008 Behavioural and Developmental Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Clinical Systematic Review. PLoS ONE 3(11): e3755. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003755 </ref>
Though a critic thought his original claims of effectiveness were overstated,<ref>{{cite journal |journal= Dev Med Child Neurol |year=2005 |volume=47 |issue=7 |pages=493–99 |title= Autism interventions: a critical update |author= Francis K |pmid=15991872 |url=http://journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext?fulltextid=313204 |format=PDF |doi= 10.1017/S0012162205000952}}</ref> findings of independent peer reviewed studies do show benefits associated with the Lovaas method. <ref>{{cite journal |author=Sallows GO, Graupner TD |title=Intensive behavioral treatment for children with autism: four-year outcome and predictors |journal=Am J Ment Retard |volume=110 |issue=6 |pages=417–38 |year=2005 |pmid=16212446 |doi=10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110[417:IBTFCW]2.0.CO;2}}</ref> Systematic reviews have also not found definitive evidence to support claims that the Lovaas method is superior to other active interventions.<ref>Ospina MB, Krebs Seida J, Clark B, Karkhaneh M, Hartling L, et al. 2008 Behavioural and Developmental Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Clinical Systematic Review. PLoS ONE 3(11): e3755. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003755 </ref>

Revision as of 07:14, 4 August 2010

O. Ivar Lovaas, Ph.D.
Born
Ole Ivar Lovaas

1927
Died2nd August 2010
NationalityNorwegian
Known forLovaas technique, father of applied behavior analysis
Websitehttp://www.lovaas.com/

O. (Ole) Ivar Lovaas, Ph.D. was[1] a clinical psychologist considered to be one of the fathers of applied behavior analysis therapy for autism through his development of the Lovaas technique and the first to provide evidence that the behavior of autistic children can be modified through teaching.[2][3]

Though a critic thought his original claims of effectiveness were overstated,[4] findings of independent peer reviewed studies do show benefits associated with the Lovaas method. [5] Systematic reviews have also not found definitive evidence to support claims that the Lovaas method is superior to other active interventions.[6] In his original studies in the late 1950s aversives such as electric shock successfully treated approximately 50% of individuals engaging in instances of extreme self-injury whose life expectancy was reduced by secondary infection. During the time of these studies it was discovered that the professionals in these institutional settings inadvertently reinforced self-injury with attention.[citation needed] Subsequent studies relied on extinction, in these cases, giving attention when not engaging in self-injury.

Bibliography

  • Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children: The Me Book, 1981
  • Teaching Individuals With Developmental Delays: Basic Intervention Techniques, 2000

References

  1. ^ Campbell, Victoria. Pioneer in autism treatment dies,
  2. ^ Satcher, David. "Mental Health: A report of the Surgeon General". Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  3. ^ "Lovaas Revisited: Should we ever have left?", by Steve Buchman, bbbautism.com, Retrieved on 1/28/2009.
  4. ^ Francis K (2005). "Autism interventions: a critical update" (PDF). Dev Med Child Neurol. 47 (7): 493–99. doi:10.1017/S0012162205000952. PMID 15991872.
  5. ^ Sallows GO, Graupner TD (2005). "Intensive behavioral treatment for children with autism: four-year outcome and predictors". Am J Ment Retard. 110 (6): 417–38. doi:10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110[417:IBTFCW]2.0.CO;2. PMID 16212446.
  6. ^ Ospina MB, Krebs Seida J, Clark B, Karkhaneh M, Hartling L, et al. 2008 Behavioural and Developmental Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Clinical Systematic Review. PLoS ONE 3(11): e3755. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003755

Further reading

  • "Screams, Slaps & Love: A surprising, shocking treatment helps far-gone mental cripples". Life magazine, 1965.
  • Lovaas OI (1987). "Behavioral treatment and normal educational and intellectual functioning in young autistic children". J Consult Clin Psychol. 55 (1): 3–9. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.55.1.3. PMID 3571656.