Mueller M M, Sterling-Turner H E, Scattone D
The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg 39406-5025, USA.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2001 Summer;34(2):233-6. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2001.34-233.
A functional assessment of hand flapping exhibited by a 5-year-old boy was conducted in a general education classroom. After a descriptive analysis ruled out several potential variables maintaining hand flapping, an experimental analysis was used to test the hypothesis that teacher-delivered task demands were functionally related to hand flapping. Results of the experimental analysis were used to develop a simple intervention for hand flapping.