title: Brief report: An evaluation of TAGteach components to decrease toe-walking in a 4-year-old child with autism.
abstract: The current study evaluated the effectiveness of using a modified TAGteach procedure and correction to decrease toe-walking in a 4-year-old boy with autism. Two conditions were analyzed: correction alone and correction with an audible conditioned reinforcing stimulus. Correction alone produced minimal and inconsistent decreases in toe-walking but correction with an audible conditioned stimulus proved most effective in reducing this behavior. This has implications for decreasing toe-walking in other children with autism and may be easily used by teachers and parents.
authors.affiliation: California State University, Fresno, 2576 E. San Ramon Ave. M/S/ST11, Fresno, CA, 93740, USA, a.persicke@autismresearchgroup.org.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Persicke
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Amanda N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*