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Assessment and Treatment of Self-Injurious Behavior

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The immediate trauma and chronic risks associated with self-injurious behavior (SIB) make it perhaps the most dramatic behavior disorder among individuals diagnosed with autism and related developmental disabilities. The disorder actually consists of a diverse array of responses having multiple origins, and the only common feature shared by all SIB is that it “produces physical injury to the individual’s own body” (Tate & Baroff, 1966). In this chapter, we describe the demography and etiology of SIB, and review current approaches to assessment and treatment.

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  1. Department of Psychology, The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA

    Brian A. Iwata & Richard G. Smith

  2. Department of Behavioral Psychology, The Kennedy Institute, 707 North Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA

    Jennifer B. Zarcone

  3. Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, USA

    Timothy R. Vollmer

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Iwata, B.A., Zarcone, J.B., Vollmer, T.R., Smith, R.G. (1994). Assessment and Treatment of Self-Injurious Behavior. In: Schopler, E., Mesibov, G.B. (eds) Behavioral Issues in Autism. Current Issues in Autism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9400-7_7

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