Treating stereotypy in adolescents diagnosed with autism by refining the tactic of "using stereotypy as reinforcement"

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 407-423

  Potter, Jacqueline N ^a   Hanley, Gregory P ^a   Augustine, Matotopa ^a   Clay, Casey J ^b,d   Phelps, Meredith C ^b,c  

^a WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c ACES Village School   (United States)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; automatic reinforcement; differential reinforcement; engagement; leisure skills; play; social validity; stereotypy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOMATIC REINFORCEMENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; ENGAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEISURE SKILLS; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PLAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL VALIDITY; STEREOTYPY;

AUTISM; AUTOMATIC REINFORCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT; ENGAGEMENT; LEISURE SKILLS; PLAY; SOCIAL VALIDITY; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84879461798     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jaba.52     Document Type: Article

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