dc.contributor.author | Devlin, Sarah | en |
dc.contributor.author | Healy, Olive | en |
dc.contributor.author | Leader, Geraldine | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-04-21T09:09:33Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2009-04-21T09:09:33Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Devlin, Sarah, Geraldine Leader and Olive Healy. 2009. "Comparison of behavioral intervention and sensory-integration therapy in the treatment of self-injurious behavior." Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 3(1):223-231. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/133 | en |
dc.description.abstract | The current study investigates the comparative effects of sensory-integration therapy and
behavioral interventions on rates of self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in a nine-year-old boy with a diagnosis of
autism. A functional analysis was conducted to identify the variables maintaining the self-injurious behavior.
This analysis demonstrated that SIB was maintained by negative reinforcement as a result of escaping or
avoiding demand situations. A sensory integration therapy and a behavioral intervention were compared
within an alternating treatments design. Results from this study clearly demonstrate that the behavioral
intervention was more effective in reducing SIB than the sensory-integration therapy. Finally, in the best
treatment phase, the behavioral intervention only was implemented and further reduction was observed in
the frequency SIB. | en |
dc.format | application/pdf | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | Sensory-integration therapy | en |
dc.subject | Behavioural intervention | en |
dc.subject | Negative reinforcement | en |
dc.subject | Autism | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Self-injurious behaviour | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Autism | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Sensory integration dysfuntion in children | en |
dc.title | Comparison of behavioral intervention and sensory-integration therapy in the treatment of self-injurious behavior. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.06.004 | en |
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