Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy can be used to stop children with autism from making random sounds that have no meaning in the classroom.
The purpose of this study was to see if ABA therapy can be used to help children (aged 3-11) stop making random noises (improve vocal stereotypy). The authors believe that children who make random sounds that have no meaning do so because it feels good to them. The authors found that if a teacher was able to distract the child and make him say something new, he stopped making random noises. This was called response blocking and it had to happen a lot in order for the child to stop making random sounds that have no meaning. The authors note that this type of therapy takes a lot of time because the teacher has to spend a lot of time distracting the child and making them say something new.
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