Citation

Hagopian LP, Thompson RH. J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 1999; 32(2): 233-236.

Affiliation

Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Wiley-Blackwell)

DOI

10.1901/jaba.1999.32-233

PMID

10396778

PMCID

PMC1284184

Abstract

An 8-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis (CF), mental retardation, and autism exhibited noncompliance with respiratory treatments that were essential for the management of his CF. A treatment involving shaping cooperation while still allowing escape for aggression and avoidance behavior resulted in increases compliance with respiratory treatments and decreases in problem behavior. Treatment gains were maintained over 3 months.

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