REDUCING INAPPROPRIATE QUESTIONING BEHAVIOR IN AN ADOLESCENT WITH AUTISM - A CASE-STUDY

Self-management techniques have been shown to be less labour intensive than other intervention procedures and to produce changes in behaviou r that endure. Autistic children have been successfully taught to use self-management techniques across a variety of settings. The present s tudy used an AB design with a follow-up to assess whether self-monitor ing could be successfully employed to reduce inappropriate questioning behaviour in a high-functioning autistic adolescent. Results show tha t self-monitoring was associated with a reduction in questioning behav iour and a qualitative change in the questions asked. These findings a re discussed in relation to their possible implications for the succes sful integration of autistic children into the mainstream.