Reducing perseverative requesting and other problem behavior in a young girl with autism: a sequentially implemented intervention package
ISSN: 2056-3868
Article publication date: 18 August 2022
Issue publication date: 7 March 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to use a sequentially implemented intervention package to reduce the occurrence of perseverative requesting and other problem behavior in a young girl with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Design/methodology/approach
In this single-case study, subsequent to a functional analysis and a preference assessment, an intervention package consisting of three components (i.e. a tolerance for delay to reinforcement, choice-making and visual schedule) was implemented sequentially to address perseverative requesting and other problem behavior maintained by access to preferred items/activities in a young girl with ASD.
Findings
Via the intervention package, the girl demonstrated higher self-control skills (i.e. delaying access to preferred items/activities, choosing more preferred items/activities with delayed access over less preferred ones with immediate access, completing tasks before having access to preferred items/activities) with a reduction of perseverative requesting or other problem behavior.
Originality/value
The current case study presents concrete steps that could be applied to address tangible-maintained perseverative requesting using more natural and educationally relevant signals while improving the child’s appropriate skills (e.g. delay to reinforcement, self-control and task engagement).
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Joe Reichle for his help during the preparation and implementation of this study.
Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.
Compliance with ethical standards: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent and assent were obtained from the participant included in the study.
Citation
Chen, M. and Kreibich, S. (2023), "Reducing perseverative requesting and other problem behavior in a young girl with autism: a sequentially implemented intervention package", Advances in Autism, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 97-115. https://doi.org/10.1108/AIA-09-2020-0055
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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