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Decreasing self‐injurious behavior associated with awakening in a child with autism and developmental delays

Author(s) -

DeLeon Iser G.,

Fisher Wayne W.,

Marhefka JeanMarie

Publication year - 2004

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.154

Subject(s) - psychology , bedtime , autism , developmental psychology , audiology , sleep (system call) , psychiatry , medicine , computer science , operating system

Direct observation data revealed that self‐injurious behavior (SIB) emitted by a young boy with autism occurred primarily within one hour after waking versus all other times of the day. Experimentally manipulated scheduled awakenings supported the hypothesized relation between waking and SIB. A faded‐bedtime procedure was then implemented to stabilize his sleep patterns, which reduced awakenings by 81% and post‐waking SIB by 82%. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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