title: Effects of wrist weights on self-injurious and adaptive behaviors.
abstract: The effects of wrist weights on the self-injurious and adaptive behaviors of a young boy with profound mental retardation were evaluated. Application of wrist weights reduced SIB by 92% and was associated with either increases or stable levels of multiple novel and preexisting adaptive behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Hanley
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Keeney
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Blakeley-Smith
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Worsdell
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*