Using paired-choice assessment to identify variables maintaining sleep problems in a child with severe disabilities.
In this study, we used a paired-choice assessment protocol to identify the relative reinforcing value of stimuli and activities for a child with severe disabilities when she failed to settle to sleep at night. The results of this assessment indicated that the child preferred the mother's attention relative to other activities presented. Assessment results were incorporated into an intervention, that produced a reduction in sleep disturbance that was maintained at a 12-month follow up.
Department of Special Education, University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA. markoreilly@mail.utexas.edu
Mark F
MF
O'Reilly
Giulio E
GE
Lancioni
Jeff
J
Sigafoos
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002755:Choice Behavior; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*