Procedures for Reducing Dental Fear in Children with Autism

This study of the outcomes of treatment of three children with autism, to reduce fear of dental examinations, found that the children could be trained through a combined desensitization, symbolic modeling, and reinforcement treatment package to undergo a dental exam in an analog setting, and the tra...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of autism and developmental disorders 1996-10, Vol.26 (5), p.547-556
Hauptverfasser:	Luscre, Deanna M, Center, David B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anxiety Autism Autistic Disorder - psychology Autistic young children Behavior Change Behavior Modification Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy Biological and medical sciences Child Child Behavior Child, Preschool Children Dental Anxiety - prevention & control Dental Anxiety - therapy Dental Evaluation Dental treatment Dentists Desensitization Fear Humans Intervention Male Medical sciences Modeling (Psychology) Outcomes of Treatment Positive Reinforcement Prevention Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Reduction Treatments
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Zusammenfassung:	This study of the outcomes of treatment of three children with autism, to reduce fear of dental examinations, found that the children could be trained through a combined desensitization, symbolic modeling, and reinforcement treatment package to undergo a dental exam in an analog setting, and the training could generalize somewhat to a clinical setting. (CR)
ISSN:	0162-3257 1573-3432
DOI:	10.1007/BF02172275