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Publication Date: 2010
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Assessment and Treatment of Elopement Maintained by Access to Stereotypy
Falcomata, Terry S.; Roane, Henry S.; Feeney, Brian J.; Stephenson, Kasey M.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v43 n3 p513-517 Fall 2010
We evaluated a treatment for elopement maintained by access to stereotypic door play. First, we conducted a functional analysis of elopement that produced undifferentiated results. Next, we conducted an assessment in which we evaluated the relation between elopement and door play. Results suggested a functional relation between the 2 behaviors (i.e., elopement was maintained by contingent access to door play). Finally, we implemented functional communication training as a treatment for elopement in which access to door play was made contingent on a target appropriate communication response. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Play, Behavior Modification, Outcomes of Treatment, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Communication Skills, Skill Development, Contingency Management, Autism, Males, Young Children
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Language: English
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