title: Behavioural techniques to reduce self-injurious behaviour in children with autism.
abstract: This paper is part of a special section on 'self-injurious behaviour and autism' and concentrates on behavioural treatment techniques available and useful to reduce self-injurious behaviour in children with autism (e.g. extinction, time-out, differential reinforcement, alternative forms of stimulation, sensory deprivation, physical restraint, crisis management, environmental modifications). It has become increasingly evident that the successful treatment of self-injurious behaviour requires, first, a systematic and detailed (functional) analysis of the variables associated with the behaviour and, second, a hypothesis-testing approach on an individual, naturalistic basis to increase the acquisition of alternative skills and self-control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Howlin
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011678:Punishment; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*