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Teaching children with autism appropriate play in unsupervised environments using a self-management treatment package

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Stahmer, Aubyn C., Schreibman, Laura·1992·Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

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The present study used a self‐management treatment package to teach 3 children with autism, who exhibited inappropriate play behaviors, to play appropriately in the absence of a treatment provider. After self‐management training, generalization and maintenance of the behavior change were assessed. Because of the detrimental effects of self‐stimulation (arm flapping, spinning toys, twirling, etc.) on learning, the relationship between self‐stimulatory behaviors and appropriate play was measured. Results indicated that the children learned to exhibit appropriate play skills in unsupervised settings, appropriate play skills generalized to new settings, and 2 of the children maintained their gains at 1‐month follow‐up. In addition, self‐stimulatory behaviors decreased as appropriate play increased. Treatment implications of these findings are discussed.

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Authors
Stahmer, A. C., & Schreibman, L.
Affiliations
University of California San Diego (US)
Corresponding author
Schreibman, Laura
Venue
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1992-06
Volume
25
Issue
2
Pages
447-459
ISSN
  • 0021-8855 (ISSN-L)
  • 1938-3703
OpenAlex
W1982127350
Cited by
233
References
31
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH 28210, MH 39434)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, self-management education, self-stimulation, generalization, maintenance of behavior change, children with autism
MeSH terms
Autistic Disorder, Behavior Therapy, Child, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Generalization, Psychological, Humans, Internal-External Control, Language Development Disorders, Male, Play and Playthings, Self Stimulation, Social Environment, Stereotyped Behavior

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