Motor and vocal stereotypies are behaviors commonly exhibited by individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Stereotypy may impede and interfere with learning new skills and decrease work performance in employment settings. Previous research has evaluated effective interventions for stereotypy; however, they have typically focused on treating stereotypy exhibited by children in structured settings. We evaluated the practicality of implementing a simple differential reinforcement of other behavior procedure with an adult with ASD in multiple, naturalistic environments. Results showed rapid decreases in motor and vocal stereotypies upon implementation of the intervention and maintenance of low levels of behavior. These data highlighted the successful treatment of stereotypy exhibited by an adult with a long history of exhibiting these behaviors. Treatment effects were replicated across multiple, naturalistic environments.

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差异增强以减少自闭症谱系障碍成年人的刻板印象

运动和语音刻板印象是自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）个体通常表现出的行为。刻板印象可能会阻碍和干扰新技能的学习，并降低就业环境中的工作绩效。先前的研究已经评估了针对陈规定型观念的有效干预措施。然而，他们通常专注于治疗结构化环境中儿童表现出的刻板印象。我们评估了在多个自然主义环境中，对患有ASD的成年人实施其他行为程序的简单差异强化的可行性。结果表明，实施干预和维持低水平的行为后，运动和声音刻板印象迅速减少。这些数据凸显了具有悠久表现出这些行为历史的成年人所表现出的定型观念的成功治疗。