A replication and extension of the augmented competing stimulus assessment.

ABSTRACT: Augmenting competing stimulus assessments by embedding tactics to increase stimulus engagement and disrupt challenging behavior can improve outcomes of treatments for automatically maintained self-injurious behavior, even for treatment-resistant subtypes. This study replicated and extended research on augmented competing stimulus assessments by reporting outcomes for 16 consecutively encountered cases with automatically maintained self-injurious behavior (19 total applications); six participants had treatment-responsive Subtype 1 and 10 had treatment-resistant Subtypes 2 or 3. Fewer high-competition stimuli were identified for individuals with treatment-resistant subtypes. When response-promotion and disruption tactics were applied and withdrawn, outcomes improved for six of eight applicat

SUBMITTER: Frank-Crawford MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592346 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct Autumn (Fall)

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature