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Parent‐implemented treatment for automatically maintained stereotypy
Author(s) -
Gerow Stephanie,
Rivera Gabby,
Akers Jessica S.,
Kirkpatrick Marie,
Radhakrishnan Supriya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.1689
Subject(s) - stereotypy , differential reinforcement , psychology , autism , autism spectrum disorder , stimulus (psychology) , developmental psychology , intervention (counseling) , reinforcement , multiple baseline design , psychiatry , psychotherapist , neuroscience , social psychology , amphetamine , dopamine
Automatically maintained stereotypy is common among children with autism spectrum disorder. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a multicomponent parent‐implemented intervention on the reduction of motor stereotypy for a child with autism. A 2‐year‐old child and her father participated in this study. The effect of a parent‐implemented intervention was evaluated using an alternating treatment design. The results indicated that the parent‐implemented treatment package including differential reinforcement, response blocking, and a competing stimulus decreased automatically maintained motor stereotypy.