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. 2009 Winter;42(4):883-8.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-883.

The effects of response interruption and redirection and sertraline on vocal stereotypy

Caio F Miguel  1 , Kathy Clark, Lisa Tereshko, William H Ahearn
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The effects of response interruption and redirection and sertraline on vocal stereotypy

Caio F Miguel et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 2009 Winter.

Abstract

Although response interruption and redirection (RIRD) has been shown to be successful in reducing vocal stereotypy, recent reports have suggested that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may also reduce these behaviors. The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the effects of RIRD with and without sertraline on automatically maintained vocal stereotypy of a 4-year-old boy with autism. Results suggested that vocal stereotypy decreased when RIRD was implemented and that sertraline did not affect the participant's vocal stereotypy.

Keywords: autism; response interruption; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; sertraline; vocal stereotypy.

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Percentage of intervals with vocal stereotypy for James during functional analysis sessions (top). Percentage of intervals with vocal stereotypy (left axis) and total number of appropriate vocalizations (right axis) during response interruption and redirection intervention (RIRD) with and without sertraline (middle). Length of time (seconds) spent implementing RIRD (left axis) and frequency of RIRD implementations across treatment sessions (right axis) across all conditions (bottom).
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