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Functional analysis of stereotypical ear covering in a child with autism
Jung-Chang Tang1, Craig H Kennedy, Amy Koppekin
1Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, USA.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|April 9, 2002
Abstract:
We studied stereotypical ear covering in a child with autism. Results of a descriptive analysis were inconclusive but revealed a correlation between ear covering and another child's screaming. An analogue functional analysis showed that ear covering was emitted only when the screaming was present.