Citation

Fyffe CE, Kahng S, Fittro E, Russell D. J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 2004; 37(3): 401-404.

Affiliation

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Wiley-Blackwell)

DOI

10.1901/jaba.2004.37-401

PMID

15529897

PMCID

PMC1284515

Abstract

The results of a functional analysis showed that inappropriate sexual behaviors exhibited by a 9-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury were maintained by positive reinforcement in the form of social attention. An intervention consisting of functional communication training and extinction resulted in reduced levels of inappropriate sexual behaviors.

Language: en