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- Title
The analysis and treatment of vocal stereotypy in a child with autism.
- Authors
Taylor, Bridget A.; Hoch, Hannah; Weissman, Marjorie
- Abstract
This study examined procedures for the assessment and treatment of automatically reinforced vocal stereotypy of a 6-year-old girl with autism. Stimulus assessments were conducted to identify toys that were correlated with higher rates of vocal stereotypy and toys that were not. A concurrent operants assessment identified preferred stimuli (toys that produced auditory stimulation), which were then used as reinforcers for the non-occurrence of vocal stereotypy. A reversal design was used to compare the effects of a fixed time schedule of reinforcement (FT 1-min) to differential reinforcement for the non-occurrence of behavior (DRO) to reduce vocal stereotypy. Implementation of the FT schedule revealed no effect, whereas the DRO schedule led to a reduction in the target behavior during treatment sessions and across the school day. This study adds to the body of literature supporting the identification of matched stimuli to reduce non-socially mediated problem behavior. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
STEREOTYPY (Psychiatry); AUTISM in children; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; TOYS; AUDITORY perception; HEARING
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2005, Vol 20, Issue 4, p239
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.200