Maria G. Valdovinos, Celeste Roberts, & Craig H. Kennedy (2004).
Analogue functional analysis of movements associated with tardive dyskinesia.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
37, 391-393.
We studied whether movements associated with tardive dyskinesia (TD) served operant functions
in 2 men with developmental disabilities. We found that TD-related movements occurred more
frequently in the alone and attention conditions and less frequently in control and demand
conditions. Our findings suggest that TD-related movements may not be maintained by social
reinforcers and that decreases in TD movements are possibly a result of engagement in activities
that are incompatible with TD movements.
DESCRIPTORS: analogue functional analysis, developmental disabilities, tardive dyskinesia