Melissa B. Waters, Dorothea C. Lerman, & Alyson N. Hovanetz. (2009).
Separate and combined effects of visual schedules and extinction plus differential
reinforcement on problem behavior occasioned by transitions.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
42, 309-313.
The separate and combined effects of visual schedules and
extinction plus differential reinforcement of other behavior
(DRO) were evaluated to decrease transition–related problem
behavior of 2 children diagnosed with autism. Visual schedules
alone were ineffective in reducing problem behavior when
transitioning from preferred to nonpreferred activities. Problem
behavior decreased for both participants when extinction and
DRO were introduced, regardless of whether visual schedules were
also used.
DESCRIPTORS: autism, differential reinforcement, extinction, problem behavior, transitions, visual schedules