Analysis and Intervention with Two Topographies of Challenging Behavior Exhibited by a Young Woman with Autism.

Kern, Lee; Carberry, Nollaig; Haidara, Charrisa

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ERIC Number: EJ566264

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Publication Date: 1997

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Analysis and Intervention with Two Topographies of Challenging Behavior Exhibited by a Young Woman with Autism.

Kern, Lee; Carberry, Nollaig; Haidara, Charrisa

Research in Developmental Disabilities, v18 n4 p275-87 Jul-Aug 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, Extinction (Psychology), Interpersonal Communication, Positive Reinforcement, Self Injurious Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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