title: Analysis of self-recording in self-management interventions for stereotypy.
abstract: Most treatments for stereotypy involve arrangements of antecedent or consequent events that are imposed entirely by a therapist. By contrast, results of some studies suggest that self-recording, a common component of self-management interventions, might be an effective and efficient way to reduce stereotypy. Because the procedure typically has included instructions to refrain from stereotypy, self-recording of the absence of stereotypy, and differential reinforcement of accurate recording, it is unclear which element or combination of elements produces reductions in stereotypy. We conducted a component analysis of a self-management intervention and observed that decreases in stereotypy might be attributable to instructional control or to differential reinforcement, but that self-recording per se had little effect on stereotypy.
authors.affiliation: University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, Texas 77058, USA. fritzj@uhcl.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Natalie U
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Rolider
authors.forename: Erin M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Camp
authors.forename: Pamela L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Neidert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications; D001332:Automatism; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D019956:Stereotypic Movement Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*