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Reducing self-injurious masturbation using a least intrusive model and adaptive equipment

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An intensive behavior management plan that employs the use of picture discrimination boards, adaptive sexual equipment, and sexual education/sexual function training for the resident and staff is described. The purpose is to aid a 74-year-old male with severe to moderate mental retardation, living in a residential facility to masturbate safely and appropriately. Baseline data was collected to determine the frequency of the potentially self-injurious behavior, which was the insertion of various objects into his rectum. Results indicated a significant reduction in potentially injurious masturbation.

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  1. Child Development Center, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia

    C. Phil Robison MA, Frank Conahan MA & William Brady MA

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Robison, C.P., Conahan, F. & Brady, W. Reducing self-injurious masturbation using a least intrusive model and adaptive equipment. Sex Disabil 10, 43–55 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01102247

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