Using Self-management to Reduce Automatically Maintained Problem Behavior in Children with Autism

Children with autism often engage in repetitive, stereotypic behaviors. Many of these behaviors prove difficult to eliminate due to the non-socially mediated nature of reinforcement available to them. Self-management techniques, including self-monitoring and self-reinforcement, have proven effective in modifying a variety of behaviors in children with autism, including stereotypic behaviors (Koegel & Koegel, 1990; Shabani, Wilder, & Flood, 2001). This study examined the effects of a self-management package on the stereotypic behavior of children with autism, specifically, stereotypic behavior demonstrated to be a function of automatic reinforcement. The package included self-monitoring and self-reinforcement components, and led to behavior reduction in two of three participants.

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's Degree

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Bonow, Jennifer A.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Ghezzi, Patrick M.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Williams, Larry W.
• Demchaki, MaryAnn

• autism
• automatically maintained
• nose-picking
• Self-management

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright(All Rights Reserved)

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11714/4262

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarwolf.unr.edu:11714/4262