Data analysis of response interruption and redirection as a treatment for vocal stereotypy

• Published in: Journal of applied behavior analysis Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 749 - 764
• Main Authors: Wunderlich, Kara L., Vollmer, Timothy R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Attention - physiology; Autism; Autism Spectrum Disorder - complications; Autism Spectrum Disorder - rehabilitation; Behavior; Behavior Therapy - methods; Child; Child, Preschool; Classrooms; Data analysis; Educational Environment; Extinction, Psychological; Female; Humans; Male; redirection; response interruption; Statistics as Topic; Stereotyped Behavior - physiology; Stereotypic Movement Disorder - etiology; Stereotypic Movement Disorder - rehabilitation; stereotypy; Studies; Teaching Methods; Therapists; Treatment Outcome; vocal stereotypy; Voice; Young Adult; vocal stereotypy; data analysis; response interruption; redirection; autism; stereotypy

Vocal stereotypy, or repetitive, noncontextual vocalizations, is a problematic form of behavior exhibited by many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Recent research has evaluated the efficacy of response interruption and redirection (RIRD) in the reduction of vocal stereotypy. Research...