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Peer reviewedMace, F. Charles; Lalli, Joseph S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
Descriptive and functional analysis of the bizarre speech of an adult with moderate mental retardation found that bizarre speech appeared to function as an attention-producing behavior. Two different yet functionally equivalent treatments (noncontingent scheduled attention and social language skill development) were found to be effective in…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention
