Episode 137: Behavior Analysis and Fragile X Syndrome with Dr. Katerina Monlux

In Episode 137, Ben talks with Dr. Kat Monlux, a behavior analyst and Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University whose primary areas of study include infants at risk of developmental disorders and behavior-analytic interventions for individuals with Fragile X Syndrome. They discuss the importance of caregiver training, the challenges of working with Fragile X, and the implications of their research findings. Kat emphasizes the need for early intervention and the potential for behavior analysis to improve outcomes for children with developmental disabilities.

 

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Loukia Tsami

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Hayley Neimy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayley-neimy-phd-bcbad/

 

Articles Referenced

Neimy, H., Pelaez, M., Carrow, J., Monlux, K., & Tarbox, J. (2017). Infants at risk of autism and developmental disorders: Establishing early social skills.Behavioral Development Bulletin, 22(1), 6–22. https://doi.org/10.1037/bdb0000046

Monlux, K.D., Pollard, J.S., Bujanda Rodriguez, A.Y. et al. Telehealth Delivery of Function-Based Behavioral Treatment for Problem Behaviors Exhibited by Boys with Fragile X Syndrome. J Autism Dev Disord 49, 2461–2475 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-03963-9

Neimy, H., Pelaez, M., Monlux, K. et al. Increasing Vocalizations and Echoics in Infants at Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Behav Analysis Practice 13, 467–472 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-020-00413-2

Katerina Monlux, Martha Pelaez & Per Holth (2019) Joint attention and social referencing in children with autism: a behavior-analytic approach, European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 20:2, 186-203, DOI: 10.1080/15021149.2019.1644831

 

Hall, S.S., Monlux, K.D., Rodriguez, A.B. et al. Telehealth-enabled behavioral treatment for problem behaviors in boys with fragile X syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. J Neurodevelop Disord 12, 31 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-020-09331-4

Pelaez, M., Monlux, K. Development of Communication in Infants: Implications for Stimulus Relations Research. Perspect Behav Sci 41, 175–188 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-018-0151-z

Martha Pelaez & Katerina Monlux (2017) Operant conditioning methodologies to investigate infant learning, European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 18:2, 212-241, DOI: 10.1080/15021149.2017.1412633  

Monlux, Katerina D. MS*; Pollard, Joy S. PhD*,†; Bujanda Rodriguez, Arlette Y. MA*,†; Hall, Scott S. PhD*. Conducting In-Home Functional Analyses of Aggression and Self-Injury Exhibited by Boys with Fragile X Syndrome. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics 43(4):p e237-e245, May 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001019

Vismara, L. A., McCormick, C. E. B., Wagner, A. L., Monlux, K., Nadhan, A., & Young, G. S. (2018). Telehealth Parent Training in the Early Start Denver Model: Results From a Randomized Controlled Study. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 33(2), 67-79. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088357616651064   Relevant Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes  

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