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hi, has anyoen used ldn for tics or a movement disorder/ thank sjeff

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Hi ,

I'm not going to be much help on the behavioral consultant or

services in Idaho, but I know a couple in WA that I could suggest if

that would be helpful in any way.

Has the child had these vocal tics medically evaluated to eliminate

an underlying medical cause, such as co-existing Tourette's?

What have you looked at in the literature?

When you mentioned tics, the first thing that I thought of was the

habit-reversal literature.

Miltenberger did a fairly recent review on the topic.

Miltenberger, R.G., Fuqua, W. and Woods, D. (1998). APPLYING BEHAVIOR

ANALYSIS TO CLINICAL PROBLEMS: REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF HABIT REVERSAL.

JABA, 31(3) 447-469

Abstract:

This article provides a review and analysis of habit reversal, a

multicomponent procedure developed by Azrin and Nunn (1973, 1974) for

the treatment of nervous habits, tics, and stuttering. The article

starts with a discussion of the behaviors treated with habit

reversal, behavioral covariation among habits, and functional

analysis and assessment of habits. Research on habit reversal and

simplified versions of the procedure is then described. Next the

article discusses the limitations of habit reversal and the evidence

for its generality.

The article concludes with an analysis of the behavioral processes

involved in habit reversal and suggestions for future research.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1284131

If you've already looked into that, I recall seeing a couple of other

papers on vocal tics that were behaviorally managed. Let me see if I

can locate those.

Regina F.

http://precisionteaching.pbwiki.com

http://verbalbehavior.pbwiki.com

--- In , " carrie.coleman " <carrie.coleman@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi Fiends and Colleagues!

> HAPPY SUPERBOWL SUNDAY FROM NEW YORK : )

> Just wondered if anyone has information regarding Behavioral

> Consultation in Idaho? Specifically, Marsing Idaho. I have a friend

> from there, and her daughter's son has been recently diagnosed with

> Autism. He now is having vocal tics. So first, service information

in

> that area is being solicited, and second, does anyone have some

leads

> on treating vocal tics? I would appreciate any info - tried

> interventions/anecdotal data/JABA or BMOD articles, etc. Thanks so

much

> in advance!

>

> L. , PhD

> Education Consultant

> Institute for Children with Autism

> Riverhead, NY

>