Using a Substitute Activity to Eliminate Eye Poking in a 3‐year‐old Visually Impaired Child in the Classroom
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Exceptional Child
- Vol. 33 (1) , 65-72
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0156655860330108
Abstract
This paper documents the effectiveness of a substitute activity in decreasing the frequency of eye poking in a 3‐year‐old nonretarded visually impaired child who was involved in a highly participatory, full‐day reading program with four sighted classmates. Following 49 days of training, eye poking had been eliminated, and the subject was able to read 25 word cards. Elements to consider when selecting a substitute activity to interrupt an established self‐stimulating behaviour such as eye poking are discussed.Keywords
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