摘要：The function of perseverative speech for an adult man who had been diagnosed with autism and mental retardation was examined. Results showed that verbal perseverations were maintained by social attention. An intervention consisting of differential reinforcement of appropriate verbal responses and extinction of perseverative verbal responding was effective in decreasing verbal perseverations. Full Text The Full Text of this article is available as a PDF (78K). Selected References These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article. DeLeon Iser G, Arnold Kristie L, Rodriguez-Catter Vanessa, Uy Michelle L. Covariation between bizarre and nonbizarre speech as a function of the content of verbal attention. J Appl Behav Anal. 2003 Spring; 36 (1):101–104. [ PubMed ] Dixon MR, Benedict H, Larson T. Functional analysis and treatment of inappropriate verbal behavior. J Appl Behav Anal. 2001 Fall; 34 (3):361–363. [ PubMed ] Durand VM, Crimmins DB. Assessment and treatment of psychotic speech in an autistic child. J Autism Dev Disord. 1987 Mar; 17 (1):17–28. [ PubMed ] Schreibman L, Carr EG. Elimination of echolalic responding to questions through the training of a generalized verbal response. J Appl Behav Anal. 1978 Winter; 11 (4):453–463. [ PubMed ] Wilder DA, Masuda A, O'Connor C, Baham M. Brief functional analysis and treatment of bizarre vocalizations in an adult with schizophrenia. J Appl Behav Anal. 2001 Spring; 34 (1):65–68. [ PubMed ]
