COMPLIANCE WITH DAILY LIVING ROUTINES: A CASE STUDY

The outcome of an intervention grounded in operant conditioning for a child with multiple medical diagnoses and mild mental retardation was examined. "David," an 8-year-old African American male, showed resistance to performing routine self-help activities that he was able to perform independently. An improvement was noted between baseline and intervention data. Such anecdotal data may have implications for the generalization of compliance to other medical settings for children.