ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PLAY INTERVENTION BY ABOLISHING THE REINFORCING VALUE OF STEREOTYPY: A PILOT STUDY

An alternating treatments design compared one condition in which a child with autism was allowed to engage in stereotypy freely prior to the intervention (abolishing operation component) to a second condition without the free‐access period. Levels of stereotypy and problem behavior were lower and le...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 2009, Vol.42 (4), p.889-894
Hauptverfasser:	Lang, Russell, O'Reilly, Mark, Sigafoos, Jeff, Lancioni, Giulio E, Machalicek, Wendy, Rispoli, Mandy, White, Pamela, Zarcone, Jennifer
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	abolishing operation Antisocial Behavior Autism Autistic children Autistic Disorder - complications Autistic Disorder - psychology Autistic Disorder - rehabilitation Behavior Behavior Problems Behavioral biology Behavioral Symptoms - etiology Behavioral Symptoms - rehabilitation Child Child Behavior Dependent variables Effectiveness Extinction, Psychological Female Humans Intervention motivating operation Pilot Projects Play Therapy - methods Program Effectiveness Reinforcement Reinforcement (Psychology) Skill Development Skills Stereotyped Behavior - physiology stereotypy Therapists Toys Variables
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Zusammenfassung:	An alternating treatments design compared one condition in which a child with autism was allowed to engage in stereotypy freely prior to the intervention (abolishing operation component) to a second condition without the free‐access period. Levels of stereotypy and problem behavior were lower and levels of functional play were higher in the condition with the abolishing operation component. These data provide preliminary support for the use of abolishing operations in interventions to increase the play skills of children with autism.
ISSN:	0021-8855 1938-3703
DOI:	10.1901/jaba.2009.42-889