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ERIC Number: EJ1211556
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0748-8491
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The Use of Contingent Acoustical Feedback to Decrease Toe Walking in a Child with Autism
Hodges, Ansley C.; Betz, Alison M.; Wilder, David A.; Antia, Kristen
Education and Treatment of Children, v42 n2 p151-160 2019
We used a contingent acoustical feedback procedure to increase appropriate walking and decrease toe walking exhibited by a young boy with autism. After a pre-treatment screening assessment suggested that toe walking was maintained by automatic reinforcement, we paired an auditory stimulus (i.e., a clicking sound) with access to a preferred item to establish the sound as a conditioned reinforcer. Next, we delivered acoustical feedback contingent upon appropriate walking on a continuous schedule. We then thinned the delivery of acoustical feedback to a fixed ratio 8 schedule and eventually discontinued delivery altogether. Finally, we conducted two generalization probes (one pre-treatment and one post-treatment) in another setting. The results suggest that the contingent acoustical feedback procedure was effective to increase appropriate walking and decrease toe walking.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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