ANALYSIS OF SELF‐RECORDING IN SELF‐MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS FOR STEREOTYPY

Abstract

Most treatments for stereotypy involve arrangements of antecedent or consequent events that are imposed entirely by a therapist. By contrast, results of some studies suggest that self‐recording, a common component of self‐management interventions, might be an effective and efficient way to reduce stereotypy. Because the procedure typically has included instructions to refrain from stereotypy, self‐recording of the absence of stereotypy, and differential reinforcement of accurate recording, it is unclear which element or combination of elements produces reductions in stereotypy. We conducted a component analysis of a self‐management intervention and observed that decreases in stereotypy might be attributable to instructional control or to differential reinforcement, but that self‐recording per se had little effect on stereotypy.