Citation

Richman DM. J. Intellect. Disabil. Res. 2008; 52(1): 3-17.

Affiliation

University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.01027.x

PMID

18173568

Abstract

The ontogeny of self-injurious behaviour exhibited by young children with developmental delays or disabilities is due to a complex interaction between neurobiological and environmental variables. In this manuscript, the literature on emerging self-injury in the developmental disability population is reviewed with a focus on an operant conceptual model of how topographies of self-injurious behaviour can change structurally and become sensitive to various environmental consequences. Results of previous studies are reviewed in terms of extending our research focus from a reactive model of assessment and treatment of well-established cases of self-injury to an early intervention and prevention model.

Language: en