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ERIC Number: EJ509980
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
Functional Communication as a Means of Decreasing Self-Injurious Behavior: A Case Study.
Gerra, L. L.; And Others
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v89 n4 p343-48 Jul-Aug 1995
This case study examines the effects of a systematic functional communication training program on the self-injurious behaviors of an 8-year-old girl who is blind and has severe disabilities. The girl was offered choices among preferred activities and learned to use a communication board. Self-injurious behaviors decreased. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Behavior Change, Blindness, Case Studies, Communication Skills, Intervention, Multiple Disabilities, Outcomes of Treatment, Primary Education, Self Injurious Behavior, Severe Disabilities, Skill Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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