Parent‐implemented treatment for automatically maintained stereotypy. (15th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gerow, Stephanie; Rivera, Gabby; Akers, Jessica S.; Kirkpatrick, Marie; Radhakrishnan, Supriya
• Is Part Of: Behavioral interventions. Volume 34:Number 4(2019)
• Page Start: 466
• Page End: 474
• Publication Date: 2019-08-15
• Subjects: ASD -- autism -- parents -- repetitive behavior -- stereotypy; People with mental disabilities -- Behavior modification -- Periodicals; Behavior therapy -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1002/bin.1689
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1072-0847

Abstract

Abstract : 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.