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Peer reviewedThompson, Rachel H.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Kuhn, David E. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
A study used direct and indirect methods to assess and treat several topographies of the aggression of a 7-year-old boy with severe mental retardation and pervasive personality disorder. Functional communication training with extinction reduced all forms of aggression except chin grinding, which was reduced by an alternative treatment. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Aggression, Autism, Behavior Modification, Children
