Alternative Reinforcement Strategies for the Reduction of Self-Stimulatory Behavior in Autistic Youth.

Rotholz, David A.; Luce, Stephen C.

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ERIC Number: EJ315420

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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Alternative Reinforcement Strategies for the Reduction of Self-Stimulatory Behavior in Autistic Youth.

Rotholz, David A.; Luce, Stephen C.

Education and Treatment of Children, v6 n4 p363-77 Fall 1983

Alternative reinforcement strategies on a differential reinforcement of low rates of behavior schedule resulted in significant reduction of self-stimulatory behavior of 9- and 11-year-old autistic boys. Efforts were made to match the sensory consequences derived from the reinforcement to those presumed to be maintaining the self-stimulatory behavior. (CL)

Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Reinforcement, Stimulation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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