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Stereotyped movement disorder in an adult following acquired brain injury: Effect of environmental stimulation
Author(s) -
Thompson Thomas J.,
Pearcey Sharon M.,
Bodfish James W.,
Crawford Timothy W.,
Lewis Mark H.
Publication year - 1995
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.2360100204
Subject(s) - stereotypy , psychology , stimulation , acquired brain injury , developmental psychology , neuroscience , rehabilitation , amphetamine , dopamine
In the present study, a naturalistic functional analysis procedure was used to assess the effect of environmental stimulation on the stereotypic behavior (body rocking) of an adult whose stereotypy appeared to be induced by an acquired brain injury. Environmental stimulation, operationalized in terms of both physical and social characteristics, resulted in only minimal changes in the occurrence of body rocking. Body rocking occurred in excess of 50% of the observations in all environmental stimulation conditions and in a naturally occurring baseline condition. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of a functional analysis of stereotypy associated with acquired brain injury.