Facial screening fails in the treatment of stereotypy.

Research has consistently supported facial screening as an effective treatment technique capable of reducing a plethora of aberrant behaviors. As yet few data are available, suggesting less than enthusiastic support for this behavioral consequence. The present investigation found facial screening accelerated the rate of stereotypy after prior reports of effective reduction of the rate of stereotypy with this individual. The advantages of rapid evaluation strategies and the need for publication of negative results are discussed.