Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) are the majority of population in residential settings. Many clients in residential settings engage in problem behavior that interferes with their daily routine and work requirements. Restricted and repetitive behavior are one of the features of ASD diagnosis, typically in the form of invariable responding and predictable responses. Differential reinforcement has been used to produce and maintain response variability. I evaluated the utility of a fixed ratio 1 (FR1) schedule on variability to increase the diversity of activity selections in the treatment of problem behavior occasioned by the interruption of routines. Chase engaged in problem behaviors in his bathroom routine, no matter by himself or with his housemate. Results demonstrated a reinforcement-based treatment increased both variable and novel selections while decreasing the rate of self injurious behavior.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2257671 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Lin, Yu Chen |
| Contributors | Dracobly, Joseph, Alai-Rosales, Shahla, Becker, April |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Lin, Yu Chen, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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