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Noncontingent Application Versus Contingent Removal of Tactile Stimulation: Effects on Self-injury in a Young Boy with Multiple Disabilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Jeff Sigafoos  and
Donna Pennell
Jeff Sigafoos
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland
Donna Pennell
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland
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Abstract

This study examined the effects of tactile stimulation on self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in a 10-year-old boy with developmental disabilities. SIB occurred at high rates during unstructured play, suggesting an automatic reinforcement, sensory stimulation function. Noncontingent application of an alternative source of tactile stimulation produced only modest reductions in SIB, but contingent removal of the objects used to obtain tactile stimulation produced clinically significant reductions.

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Research Article
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Behaviour Change , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 139 - 143
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1995

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