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Functional Analysis and Intervention of Breath-Holding

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

ISSN

0021-8855

Publication Date

Fall 1995

Abstract

We conducted a functional analysis of breath-holding episodes in a 7-year-old girl with severe mental retardation and Cornelia-de-Lange syndrome. The results showed that breath holding served an operant function, primarily to gain access to attention. The intervention, consisting of extinction, scheduled attention, and use of a picture card communication system, resulted in decreased breath holding.

DOI

10.1901/jaba.1995.28-339

Volume

28

Issue

3

First Page

339

Last Page

340

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