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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.