RESUMEN

The current study compared the reductive effects of response interruption and redirection (RIRD) and competing items (including sound-producing and nonsound-producing toys) on the vocal stereotypy exhibited by two children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sound-producing toys reduced vocal stereotypy relative to nonsound-producing toys and RIRD reduced stereotypy and increased rates of appropriate vocalizations to a greater extent than providing competing items. These findings replicate and extend previous literature suggesting that RIRD and sound-producing competing items are effective methods to treat vocal stereotypy.

Asunto(s)

Trastorno del Espectro Autista/psicología , Trastorno del Espectro Autista/terapia , Terapia Conductista , Conducta Verbal , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino