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. 1992 Summer;25(2):447–459. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1992.25-447

Teaching children with autism appropriate play in unsupervised environments using a self-management treatment package.

A C Stahmer 1, L Schreibman 1
PMCID: PMC1279723  PMID: 1634432

Abstract

The present study used a self-management treatment package to teach 3 children with autism, who exhibited inappropriate play behaviors, to play appropriately in the absence of a treatment provider. After self-management training, generalization and maintenance of the behavior change were assessed. Because of the detrimental effects of self-stimulation (arm flapping, spinning toys, twirling, etc.) on learning, the relationship between self-stimulatory behaviors and appropriate play was measured. Results indicated that the children learned to exhibit appropriate play skills in unsupervised settings, appropriate play skills generalized to new settings, and 2 of the children maintained their gains at 1-month follow-up. In addition, self-stimulatory behaviors decreased as appropriate play increased. Treatment implications of these findings are discussed.

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