A literature review of empirical papers on behavioral interventions for inappropriate masturbation
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Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have historically been denied the right to express their sexuality or engage in sexual relationships due to misconceptions or negative attitudes. During the past four decades, parents and professionals have begun to collaborate to find ways to support loved ones and other individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in understanding their sexuality and safe engagement in appropriate self-affirming sexual behaviors. One common habitual challenge some individuals with IDD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and other neurological disabilities face is engagement in inappropriate sexual behavior (ISB). The purpose of the current literature review was to describe the empirical literature on behavior interventions for inappropriate masturbation, from several variables of interest, including design type, participants, independent variable (IV), dependent variable (DV), was the function of behavior determined prior to intervention, type of intervention, was a reinforcement-based intervention used before a punishment-based procedure was implemented, was maintenance/follow up completed and if so for how long, and, finally, was generalization programmed. Articles reviewed only involved individuals with IDD or ASD.
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