Ava is a 6-year-old girl diagnosed with autism who lives with her parents but most of her time is spent with a nanny. She engages in excessive hair twirling which has resulted in noticeable hair loss. You are the BCBA on the case, and based on the results of an FBA, you have determined that this behavior is automatically maintained. Ava engages in this behavior for 5 to 10 s per occurrence, and it occurs approximately every 2 min. You have been unable to determine an appropriate alternative replacement behavior; however, she will do just about anything for jellybeans.  

Q: What could a replacement behavior be for the hair twirling behavior?

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