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FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF STEREOTYPICAL EAR COVERING IN A CHILD WITH AUTISM
Author(s) -
Tang JungChang,
Kennedy Craig H.,
Koppekin Amy,
Caruso Mary
Publication year - 2002
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 - 10.1901/jaba.2002.35-95
Subject(s) - screaming , autism , psychology , audiology , developmental psychology , functional analysis , medicine , biology , philosophy , linguistics , biochemistry , gene
We studied stereotypical ear covering in a child with autism. Results of a descriptive analysis were inconclusive but revealed a correlation between ear covering and another child's screaming. An analogue functional analysis showed that ear covering was emitted only when the screaming was present.