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

Potter, Jacqueline N; Hanley, Gregory P; Augustine, Matotopa; Clay, Casey J; Phelps, Meredith C

Potter, Jacqueline N; Hanley, Gregory P; Augustine, Matotopa; Clay, Casey J; Phelps, Meredith C.

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Potter JN; NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY; WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY.

J Appl Behav Anal ; 46(2): 407-23, 2013.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24114156

Subject(s)

Adolescent Behavior/psychology; Autistic Disorder/therapy; Behavior Therapy; Reinforcement, Psychology; Stereotyped Behavior; Adolescent; Autistic Disorder/psychology; Humans; Male; Patient Preference

Key words

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

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Reinforcement, Psychology / Autistic Disorder / Stereotyped Behavior / Behavior Therapy / Adolescent Behavior Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limits: Adolescent / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Appl Behav Anal Year: 2013 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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