An analysis of contingency statements in a DRO procedure: A case report

Abstract

Objective: To examine latency to criterion for reduction of challenging behaviour with and without stating a contingency statement immediately prior to a DRO procedure.

Method: An ABAC design in which A was baseline, B was used to evaluate the efficacy of a DRO procedure, and C was used to evaluate the efficacy of a DRO procedure with a contingency statement.

Results: The DRO with the contingency statement intervention was associated with a shorter latency to behaviour change than the DRO procedure without the contingency statement.

Discussion: These preliminary findings from this case study highlight the importance of examining the efficiency of behaviour change procedures. Directions for future research are provided.

• Autism
• challenging behaviour
• contingency statements
• DRO
• repetitive speech

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.