Treating Vocal Stereotypy With Environmental Enrichment and Response Cost

The authors describe the assessment and treatment of vocal stereotypy in two children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Both the case studies evaluated the effectiveness of response cost (RC). The RC interventions quickly reduced and eventually eliminated the vocal stereotypy in one partic...

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Published in:Clinical case studies 2011-12, Vol.10 (6), p.440-448
Main Authors: Watkins, Nicholas, Paananen, Lisa, Rudrud, Eric, Rapp, John T.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The authors describe the assessment and treatment of vocal stereotypy in two children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Both the case studies evaluated the effectiveness of response cost (RC). The RC interventions quickly reduced and eventually eliminated the vocal stereotypy in one participant and reduced it to near-zero levels in the second. Postintervention probes for one participant confirmed the continued reduction of vocal stereotypy 1 month after treatment and its elimination 8 months after treatment. Directions for future research are also discussed.
ISSN:1534-6501
1552-3802
DOI:10.1177/1534650111429377