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Case Reports
. 2000 Winter;33(4):511-4.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.2000.33-511.

Assessment of the influence of background noise on escape-maintained problem behavior and pain behavior in a child with Williams syndrome

M F O'Reilly  1 , C Lacey, G E Lancioni
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Assessment of the influence of background noise on escape-maintained problem behavior and pain behavior in a child with Williams syndrome

M F O'Reilly et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 2000 Winter.

Abstract

We examined the influence of background noise on levels of problem behavior and pain behavior under functional analysis conditions for a child with a diagnosis of Williams syndrome and hyperacusis. Background noise was associated with increases in escape-maintained problem behavior and increases in pain behavior such as clasping ears and crying. When the child was fitted with earplugs, there were substantial reductions in both problem and pain behavior under the background noise condition.

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