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Self-control and reinforcement in the management of a cerebral-palsied adolescent's drooling.

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Dev Med Child Neurol, 29 (3): 305--310 (June 1987)

Abstract

Self-control of swallowing and positive reinforcement were used to eliminate drooling of a non-vocal 16-year-old with severe spastic quadriplegia. Prompts for self-controlled swallowing appeared to be more effective than positive reinforcement. The effects of treatment were maintained at three-month follow-up, but not at six months. Drooling was eliminated again by prompts for self-controlled swallowing, and had not recurred one year after treatment had ended.

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