Naturalistic Assessment Leading to Effective Treatment of Self-Injury in a Young Boy with Multiple Disabilities.

Sigafoos, Jeff; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ526088

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Publication Date: 1996

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Naturalistic Assessment Leading to Effective Treatment of Self-Injury in a Young Boy with Multiple Disabilities.

Sigafoos, Jeff; And Others

Education and Treatment of Children, v19 n2 p101-23 May 1996

A naturalistic assessment of self-injurious behavior in an 11-year-old boy with multiple disabilities, including severe mental retardation, found that the boy's self-injury was occasioned by low attention and low stimulation and maintained by tangible and social reinforcement. Naturalistic assessment effectively guided the selection of behavioral interventions for reducing self-injury and head banging. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Children, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Maintenance, Males, Multiple Disabilities, Reinforcement, Self Injurious Behavior, Severe Mental Retardation, Stimulation

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Language: English

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