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Functional analysis and treatment of the diurnal bruxism of a 16‐year‐old girl with autism
Author(s) -
Armstrong Amy,
Knapp Vicki Madaus,
McAdam David B.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.122
Subject(s) - girl , autism , psychology , reinforcement , intervention (counseling) , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology
Bruxism is defined as the clenching and grinding of teeth. This study used a functional analysis to examine whether the bruxism of a 16‐year‐old girl with autism was maintained by automatic reinforcement or social consequences. A subsequent component analysis of the intervention package described by Barnoy, Najdowski, Tarbox, Wilke, and Nollet (2009) showed that a vocal reprimand (e.g., “stop grinding”) effectively reduced the participant's bruxism. Results were maintained across time, and effects extended to novel staff members.