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Using Behavioral Interventions to Decrease Coprolalia in a Student with Tourette's Syndrome and Autism: A Case Study

Howard Wilson Elementary School Leavenworth, Kansas

Brenda Smith Myles

University of Kansas

The purpose of this study was to investigate the behavioral techniques that would be most effective in decreasing coprolalia for a student diagnosed with autism and Tourette's syndrome. The study involved a young female who was enrolled in a public school special education classroom for children with behavior and communication disorders. Four behavior-management strategies were used: (a) time-out, (b) differential reinforcement of other behavior, (c) differential reinforcement of other behavior paired with differential reinforcement of alternative behavior, and (d) intermittent differential reinforcement of alternative behavior. All interventions showed a reduction in the number of profane words used by the subject. The least effective behavior strategy was the independent implementation of time-out. The fewest occurrences of coprolalia occurred during the use of intermittent differential reinforcement of alternative behavior.

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 8, No. 6, 1-10 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/108835769400800601


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