Zachary S. Gold's research while affiliated with Université de Montréal and other places

... A large body of empirical evidence has documented the effectiveness of problem behavior interventions on preventing or reducing problem behavior displayed by learners with ASD and on increasing socially appropriate behaviors (e.g., Cook et al., 2012;Gregori et al., 2020;Rispoli et al., 2013;Watkins et al., 2019). In addition, researchers have demonstrated that teachers and paraprofessionals are able to implement problem behavior interventions when trained and these interventions have been effective in decreasing problem behavior and improving social-communication skills in learners with ASD when used by teachers in school settings (e.g., Goh et al., 2017;Machalicek et al., 2007;Walker & Snell, 2017;Walker et al., 2018). ...