Effects of wrist weights on self-injurious and adaptive behaviors.

Hanley, G. P., Piazza, C. C., Keeney, K. M., Blakeley-Smith, A. B., & Worsdell, A. S. (1998). Effects of wrist weights on self-injurious and adaptive behaviors. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 31, 307-310.

The effects of wrist weights on the self-injurious and adaptive behaviors of a young boy with profound mental retardation were evaluated. Application of wrist weights reduced SIB by 92% and was associated with either increases or stable levels of multiple novel and preexisting adaptive behaviors.

DESCRIPTORS: self-injurious behavior, automatic reinforcement, wrist weights, adaptive behavior, self-feeding