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Abstract
This study targeted the frequent dawdling and negative parent-child interactions each weekday morning in a 12-yearold boy with developmental disabilities and multiple handicaps. After a 7-dav baseline, the child's caregiver utilized the "Beat-the-Buzzer" treatment program for 44 school days. "Beat-the-Buzzer" involved setting time limils for the child to get readv for school in the morning and increasing maternal attention to inappropriate behavior. The child's caregiver recorded data for on-time behavior, negative parent- child interaction behaviors, and treatment integrity variables. Efficacy of the procedure was demonstrated by data indicating a substantial increase in on-time behavior, a large reduction in time required to get ready, and a decrease in the frequency of negative child behaviors. Thus, the "Beat-the-Buzzer" treatment successfully decreased morning dawdling and inappropriate behavior in a child with developmental disabilities and multiple handicapping conditions. Three-month follow-up, data indicated that treatment effects were maintained.