Fading Protective Equipment in Treating Self-Injury: Description of a Screening Protocol and Case Report

Abstract

We describe a screening protocol for making clinical decisions about the fading of protective equipment worn by children with intellectual disability (ID) who injure themselves. The Protective Equipment Screening Protocol includes information sources derived from research publications and is presented in a format conducive to review and completion by treatment teams. An accompanying case report illustrates protocol-driven protective equipment fading procedures implemented with a self-injurious student. Using the screening protocol in a clinical context and research directions are discussed.

Keywords:

• Fading
• intellectual and developmental disabilities
• protective equipment
• self-injurious behavior

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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All data produced from this project are included in the published article.