Brief Functional Analysis and Intervention Evaluation for Treatment of Saliva-Play

Brief Functional Analysis and Intervention Evaluation for Treatment of Saliva-Play

We conducted a brief (8 days) functional analysis to identify sources of control over persistent saliva-play displayed by a 6-year old child with autism in a school setting. The functional analysis suggested that saliva-play was maintained by automatic reinforcement, leading to an intervention evalu...

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Published in:Child & family behavior therapy Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 53 - 61
Main Authors: Luiselli, James K., Ricciardi, Joseph N., Schmidt, Sarah, Tarr, Melissa
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Binghamton, NY Taylor & Francis Group 08-09-2004
The Haworth Press Inc
Haworth Press
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Autism
automatic reinforcement
Behavior Disorders
Behavior Modification
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Body fluids
Functional analysis
Intervention
male age 6
Medical sciences
Psychoanalysis
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
stereotypy
Treatments
Human
Autism
Treatment
Behavioral analysis
Developmental disorder
Functional analysis
Behavior therapy
Child
Stereotypy
Behavioral disorder
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Summary:We conducted a brief (8 days) functional analysis to identify sources of control over persistent saliva-play displayed by a 6-year old child with autism in a school setting. The functional analysis suggested that saliva-play was maintained by automatic reinforcement, leading to an intervention evaluation (3 days) that compared two methods of providing alternative sensory consequences. Saliva-play was eliminated when the child had access to an acceptable form of oral stimulation, mouthing a chew object, but was unaffected when he chewed gum. We discussed the merits of brief functional analysis and intervention evaluation in applied settings, and clinical issues influencing the treatment of stereotypic behaviors that are automatically reinforced.
ISSN:0731-7107
1545-228X
DOI:10.1300/J019v26n03_04