Document Type
Dissertation
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Degree
PhD in Behavior Analysis
Dissertation Defense Date
2011
First Committee Member
Hanley, Gregory P.
Second Committee Member
Ahearn, William H.
Third Committee Member
Thompson, Rachel H.
Additional Committee Member(s)
Kolodziejski, Dennis J.
Abstract
"Using automatically maintained stereotypy as reinforcement has been shown to be successful for increasing socially desirable behaviors in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) and in persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD; Charlop, Kurtz, & Casey, 1990; Hanley, Iwata, Thompson, & Lindberg, 2000; Hung, 1978). A component analysis of this treatment was conducted with adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, and then extended by (a) comparing several ways to implement the contingent access to stereotypy, (b) progressively increasing the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the response requirement to earn access to stereotypy in order to increase the developmental appropriateness of the resultant activity interaction (c) by arranging for objective measures of client preference for “using stereotypy as reinforcement” versus other relevant treatments for their automatically reinforced stereotypy, and (d) assessing social validity of this treatment with caretakers and other relevant stakeholders."
Recommended Citation
Potter, Jacqueline N., "Increasing the amount and complexity of play in adolescents diagnosed with autism by refining the tactic of ""using stereotypy as reinforcement""" (2011). Doctoral Dissertations - College of Arts and Sciences. 47.
https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/casdissertations/47
