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Kern, Lee; Carberry, Nollaig; Haidara, Charrisa – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
A study of a 15-year-old girl with autism who engaged in self-injury and aggression, found that gradually increasing the delay to reinforcement (access or escape), mand training, and extinction were effective for decreasing self-injury. Only when the gradual delay procedure was eliminated, however, was there a reduction in aggression. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Autism, Behavior Modification
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Kern, Lee; Choutka, Claire Maher; Sokol, Natalie G. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2002
This article reviews research describing assessment-based antecedent interventions implemented in natural settings. Descriptive information is provided along a number of dimensions pertaining to participant characteristics (n=42), assessment utilized, and intervention attributes. Results indicate the most common interventions targeted aggression,…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification