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DECREASING SELF‐INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR AND FADING SELF‐RESTRAINT IN A STUDENT WITH AUTISM AND TOURETTE SYNDROME
Author(s) -
Banda Devender R.,
McAfee James K.,
Hart Stephanie L.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.1344
Subject(s) - psychology , blanket , autism , extinction (optical mineralogy) , reinforcement , fading , tourette syndrome , developmental psychology , intervention (counseling) , self destructive behavior , clinical psychology , autism spectrum disorder , schedule , audiology , psychiatry , social psychology , medicine , statistics , paleontology , poison control , history , operating system , decoding methods , mathematics , environmental health , archaeology , biology , computer science , suicide prevention
This clinical case study was conducted with a student diagnosed with autism and Tourette syndrome who displayed severe self‐injurious behavior (SIB). Behavioral assessments and observations suggested that the student demonstrated less SIB during a self‐restraint, where he wrapped his hands tightly in a large blanket. We used an ABAB design with fading to reduce the size of the blanket to keep rates of SIB low. In addition, we also used a fixed interval reinforcement schedule and extinction during the intervention/restraint phases. Results indicated that the student maintained near‐zero rates of SIB for 6 months after use of the blanket was eliminated. Results and implications for practice and future research are discussed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.