Stimulus fading and differential reinforcement for the treatment of needle phobia in a youth with Autism

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 449-452

  Shabani, Daniel B ^a   Fisher, Wayne W ^a,b  

^a Marcus Institute   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Diabetes; Fading; Medical non compliance; Needle phobia; Systematic desensitization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEEDLES; PHOBIC DISORDERS; TOKEN ECONOMY;

EID: 33947195009     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2006.30-05     Document Type: Article

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