Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis · 2013 · 28 citations · 6 references
EducationBehavioral SciencesPsychologyAutism Spectrum DisordersChild DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologyNeurodevelopmental DisordersOperant ConditioningPlay BehaviorPlay DevelopmentPlay-based InterventionProblem BehaviorDevelopmental Play TherapyEarly Autism InterventionPlay-based Autism InterventionPlay-based Social Communication InterventionProblem Behavior AssessmentProblem Behavior ReductionProblem Behavior TheoryRitualistic Behavior
A functional analysis suggested that the problem behavior of a 9-year-old girl with autism was maintained by gaining the opportunity to restore ritualistic toy arrangements that had been disrupted. Functional communication training and extinction produced clear decreases in problem behavior in 2 contexts: 1 in which we removed a play item, and 1 in which we merely relocated the item and blocked its rearrangement.
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