Assessment and Treatment of Vocal Stereotypy Associated With Television: A Pilot Study

Lanovaz, Marc J.; Rapp, John T.; Ferguson, Stephanie L.

doi:10.1002/jaba.35

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“…Results of this study contribute to the literature on the assessment and treatment of stereotypy in at least three ways. First, results of the brief functional analysis for Hannah demonstrated that both forms of her stereotypy were evoked by ambient stimulation, which is consistent with the findings of previous research (e.g., Lanovaz, Rapp & Ferguson, 2013;Rapp, 2004Rapp, , 2005Van Camp et al, 2000). Second, consistent with the conclusions of , the collateral effects were somewhat idiosyncratic across participants: three displayed decreases in untargeted stereotypy, one displayed increases in untargeted stereotypy and mands, and one participant did not display systematic changes in untargeted behavior.…”

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“…First, results of the brief functional analysis for Hannah demonstrated that both forms of her stereotypy were evoked by ambient stimulation, which is consistent with the findings of previous research (e.g., Lanovaz, Rapp & Ferguson, ; Rapp, , ; Van Camp et al, ). Second, consistent with the conclusions of Lanovaz et al (), the collateral effects were somewhat idiosyncratic across participants: three displayed decreases in untargeted stereotypy, one displayed increases in untargeted stereotypy and mands, and one participant did not display systematic changes in untargeted behavior. Third, this investigation provides further empirical support for the use of mild contingent verbal reprimands to decrease stereotypical behavior (e.g., McKenzie, Smith, Simmons, & Soderlund, ; Rapp, ; Rapp et al, ).…”

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Effects of Verbal Reprimands on Targeted and Untargeted Stereotypy

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Gomes³

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Results of brief functional analyses indicated that motor and vocal stereotypy persisted in the absence of social consequences for five participants diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Subsequently, effects of a stimulus control procedure involving contingent reprimands for each participant's higher probability (targeted) stereotypy were evaluated. Results indicated that contingent verbal reprimands (i) decreased the targeted stereotypy for all five participants, (ii) decreased the untargeted stereotypy for two of five participants, and (iii) increased the untargeted stereotypy for one of five participants. Although response suppression was not achieved for any participant, three participants maintained low levels of the target stereotypy with one or two reprimands during 5-min sessions. Furthermore, two of those participants maintained near-zero levels of motor and vocal stereotypy during 10-min sessions. These findings suggest that signaled verbal reprimands may be a practical intervention for reducing stereotypy in some children with ASD. Some limitations of the findings and areas of future research are briefly discussed.

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Effects of Verbal Reprimands on Targeted and Untargeted Stereotypy

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“…In keeping with the manner in which results from a free-operant stimulus preference assessment are typically depicted (e.g., Roane et al, 1998), we combined all the sessions for a given participant, and then calculated conditional and unconditional probabilities. For data collected with CDR, we calculated unconditional percentages and conditional percentages of stereotypy based on the procedures employed by Frewing et al (2015) and Lanovaz, Rapp, and Ferguson (2013). Specifically, we calculated unconditional percentages for stereotypy by dividing the number of seconds engaged in stereotypy by the total number of seconds and multiplying by 100%.…”

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Further Analysis of the Predictive Effects of a Free-Operant Competing Stimulus Assessment on Stereotypy

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We conducted five experiments to evaluate the predictive validity of a free-operant competing stimulus assessment (FOCSA). In Experiment 1, we showed that each participant's repetitive behavior persisted without social consequences. In Experiment 2, we used the FOCSA to identify high-preference, low-stereotypy (HP-LS) items for 11 participants and high-preference, high-stereotypy (HP-HS) items for nine participants. To validate the results of the FOCSAs (Experiment 3), we used a three-component multiple schedule to evaluate the immediate and subsequent effects of an HP-LS stimulus, an HP-HS stimulus, or both (in separate test sequences) on each participant's stereotypy. Results of Experiment 3 showed that the FOCSA correctly predicted the immediate effect of the HP-LS stimulus for 10 of 11 participants; however, the FOCSA predictions were less accurate for the HP-HS stimulus. Results of Experiment 4 showed that a differential reinforcement of other behavior procedure in which participants earned access to the HP-LS for omitting vocal stereotypy increased all five participants' latency to engaging in stereotypy; however, clinically significant omission durations were only achieved for one participant. Experiment 5 showed that differential reinforcement of alternative behavior in which participants earned access to the HP-LS stimulus contingent upon correct responses during discrete-trial training reduced targeted and nontargeted stereotypy and increased correct academic responding for all four participants. The potential utility of the FOCSA is discussed.

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“…For example, Lanovaz et al () and Taylor, Hoch, and Weissman () examined the effects of DRO and found that it was more effective than NCR in reducing vocal stereotypy. Previous research has also shown that DRA is effective in decreasing stereotypy while increasing appropriate sitting and/or engagement with other toys or activities (Lancioni et al, ; Lancioni et al, ; Lanovaz, Rapp, & Ferguson, ; Stahmer & Schreibman, ). However, Fellner, Laroche, and Sulzer‐Azaroff () found that differential reinforcement was only effective when implemented as part of a treatment package that included response blocking.…”

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Further evaluation of treatments for vocal stereotypy: Response interruption and redirection and response cost

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Cividini‐Motta

2019

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The purpose of this study was to expand on research on treatments for stereotypy by evaluating the effects of response interruption and redirection (RIRD) and response cost (RC) alone and as a treatment package on vocal stereotypy. Treatment phases included RIRD, RC, and response interruption and redirection plus response cost (RIRD + RC).The efficacy of these treatments was determined by measuring duration of stereotypy in session and during treatment intervals. Vocal stereotypy decreased in all three treatment conditions; however, when data analysis included stereotypy occurring during treatment intervals, stereotypy during the RC condition occurred at similar levels as baseline for one treatment evaluation phase for Karl and both treatment evaluations phases for Jon. We discuss implications of these findings, limitations of the current study, and areas for future research.

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Assessment and Treatment of Vocal Stereotypy Associated With Television: A Pilot Study

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Effects of Verbal Reprimands on Targeted and Untargeted Stereotypy

Effects of Verbal Reprimands on Targeted and Untargeted Stereotypy

Further Analysis of the Predictive Effects of a Free-Operant Competing Stimulus Assessment on Stereotypy

Further evaluation of treatments for vocal stereotypy: Response interruption and redirection and response cost

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