Maglieri, K. A., DeLeon, I. G., Rodriguez-Catter, V., & Sevin, B. M. (2000).
Treatment of covert food stealing in an individual with Prader-Willi syndrome.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
33, 615-618.
Covert food stealing is common among individuals with
Prader-Willi syndrome. We found that verbal reprimands, delivered
contingent upon eating prohibited foods, were sufficient to
decrease the food stealing of a girl with Prader-Willi syndrome.
Warning stimuli were then used to help her discriminate between
permitted and prohibited foods during sessions in which food
stealing was not directly observed. This procedure resulted in
decreases in food stealing from containers labeled with the
warning stimuli.
DESCRIPTORS: _Prader-Willi syndrome, food stealing, stimulus
control, warning stimuli