The effects of noncontingent access to single- versus multiple-stimulus sets on self-injurious behavior.
The automatically reinforced self-injury of a girl with autism was treated by providing noncontingent access to a single set of preferred toys during 30-min sessions. The reductive effects of the intervention waned as the session progressed. Rotating toy sets after 10 min or providing access to multiple toy sets resulted in reductions that lasted the entire 30 min.
DeLeon
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Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. deleon@kennedykrieger.org
Anders
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Rodriguez-Catter
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Neidert
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D002648:Child; D004777:Environment; D005108:Extinction, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012527:Satiation / Q000502:physiology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors