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Publication Date: 2006
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Reducing Skin Picking via Competing Activities
Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Thompson, Ada; Reske, Cara L.; Gable, Lauren M.; Barton-Arwood, Sally
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v39 n4 p459-462 Win 2006
This study examined the outcomes of a competing activities intervention to decrease skin picking exhibited by a 9-year-old student with comorbid diagnoses. Results of an ABCBAB design revealed that the use of student-selected manipulatives resulted in reduced skin picking. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Multiple Disabilities, Hyperactivity, Individual Characteristics, Self Destructive Behavior, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Attention Deficit Disorders, Manipulative Materials
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