| Literature DB >> 12858991 |
Ruth Anne Rehfeldt1, Mark R Chambers.
Abstract
The function of perseverative speech for an adult man who had been diagnosed with autism and mental retardation was examined. Results showed that verbal perseverations were maintained by social attention. An intervention consisting of differential reinforcement of appropriate verbal responses and extinction of perseverative verbal responding was effective in decreasing verbal perseverations.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12858991 PMCID: PMC1284439 DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-259
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Appl Behav Anal ISSN: 0021-8855