Citation

Jenson WR, Rovner L, Cameron S, Petersen BP, Kesler J. J. Behav. Ther. Exp. Psychiatry 1985; 16(1): 77-80.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3998179

Abstract

Self-injurious hand biting was reduced in an autistic girl by using fine water mist combined with a loud statement of "No!" following the behavior, and verbal praise for appropriate behavior. The subject was 6 years old when the interventions were implemented, and she had been in arm and head restraints since infancy. A fading procedure that moved from a large to smaller bottles allowed generalization across settings and people. Treatment was effective at a 6-month follow-up in both structured and unstructured settings.

Language: en