The effects of an abolishing operation intervention component on play skills, challenging behavior, and
stereotypy. Behavior Modification.
One-way ANOVA followed by the Student-Newman-Keuls post hoc comparison was used to determine the statistical significance of the total scores of locomotion and
stereotypy. Two-way repeated measures ANOVA followed by the Student-Newman-Keuls post hoc comparison was used to determine the statistical significance of the locomotion counts and
stereotypy scores according to time.
Jim was a 12 year old male referred for the assessment and treatment of motor
stereotypy (e.g., flapping hands/arms repetitively).
Although research on enriched environments, blocking
stereotypy, and providing individuals with matched or competing stimuli have resulted in decreased occurrences of automatically maintained
stereotypy, these treatments are often labor-intensive and difficult to maintain over long periods of time (Goh et al., 1995; Lalli et al., 1996; Piazza, Adelinis, Hanley, Goh & Delia, 2000; Shore Iwata, DeLeon, Kahng, & Smith 1997).
Although our patient had not previously experienced any of the described obsessive symptoms, we note that he was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, a condition in which repetitive behaviors and
stereotypy are common.
The limitation of the study is that the other behaviors for which the controlling variable is social (e.g., tacts, eye-contact, mands out of instruction,
stereotypy, etc.) were not measured systematically.
If a child's
stereotypy doesn't interfere with his activity, Dr.
A study of the homeostatic level of
stereotypy and other motor movements of persons with mental handicaps.
KEYWORDS: Vocal
Stereotypy, Response Cost, Differential Reinforcement, Changing-Criterion Design
Each child had previously participated in a study on the effects of preferred stimuli on engagement in vocal and motor
stereotypy (Rapp et al.
By hospital Day 6, catatonia is suspected due to a MMSE of 6/30 and a BushFrancis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS) score of 14 for predominant
stereotypy, perseveration, and withdrawal (Table 1, page 44).
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stereotypy in naticid predation of Euspira (Lunatia) heros say and Neverita (Polinices) duplicata say from the Southern New Jersey Coast.