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Reducing Inappropriate Questioning Behaviour in an Adolescent with Autism: A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

R.S. Dixon ,
D.W. Moore ,
N. Hartnett ,
R. Howard  and
K. Petrie
R.S. Dixon*
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
D.W. Moore
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
N. Hartnett
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
R. Howard
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
K. Petrie
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
*
Education Department, University of Auckland, PO Box 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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Abstract

Self-management techniques have been shown to be less labour intensive than other intervention procedures and to produce changes in behaviour that endure. Autistic children have been successfully taught to use self-management techniques across a variety of settings. The present study used an AB design with a follow-up to assess whether self-monitoring could be successfully employed to reduce inappropriate questioning behaviour in a high-functioning autistic adolescent. Results show that self-monitoring was associated with a reduction in questioning behaviour and a qualitative change in the questions asked. These findings are discussed in relation to their possible implications for the successful integration of autistic children into the mainstream.

Type
Research Article
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Behaviour Change , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 163 - 166
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 1995

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