Modified Exposure and Response Prevention to Treat the Repetitive Behaviors of a Child with Autism: A Case Report
We report the case study of a school-aged child with autism whose repetitive behaviors were treated with a modified version of a technique routinely used in cognitive behavior therapy (i.e., exposure response prevention) to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder. A trained behavioral therapist administ...
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| description | We report the case study of a school-aged child with autism whose repetitive behaviors were treated with a modified version of a technique routinely used in cognitive behavior therapy (i.e., exposure response prevention) to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder. A trained behavioral therapist administered the modified ERP treatment over the course of an intensive two-week treatment period with two therapy sessions occurring daily. The treatment was successful at decreasing the amount of child distress and cooccurring problem behavior displayed; however, the child's interest in the repetitive behavior eliciting stimulus (i.e., puzzles) remained. The case study demonstrates specific ways that exposure response prevention strategies can be adapted to the unique kinds of repetitive behaviors that present clinically in autism. A larger clinical trial is needed to substantiate these findings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3ea35d519bda4d69a3c1abadc04aa0f22025-08-20T02:08:23ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382011-01-01201110.1155/2011/241095241095Modified Exposure and Response Prevention to Treat the Repetitive Behaviors of a Child with Autism: A Case ReportBrian A. Boyd0Cooper R. Woodard1James W. Bodfish2Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2050 Bondurant Hall, Campus Box 7122, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7120, USAClinical Services and Training, The Groden Center, 86 Mount Hope Avenue, Providence, RI 02906, USACarolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, Campus Box 7255, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USAWe report the case study of a school-aged child with autism whose repetitive behaviors were treated with a modified version of a technique routinely used in cognitive behavior therapy (i.e., exposure response prevention) to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder. A trained behavioral therapist administered the modified ERP treatment over the course of an intensive two-week treatment period with two therapy sessions occurring daily. The treatment was successful at decreasing the amount of child distress and cooccurring problem behavior displayed; however, the child's interest in the repetitive behavior eliciting stimulus (i.e., puzzles) remained. The case study demonstrates specific ways that exposure response prevention strategies can be adapted to the unique kinds of repetitive behaviors that present clinically in autism. A larger clinical trial is needed to substantiate these findings.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/241095 |
| spellingShingle | Brian A. Boyd Cooper R. Woodard James W. Bodfish Modified Exposure and Response Prevention to Treat the Repetitive Behaviors of a Child with Autism: A Case Report Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | Modified Exposure and Response Prevention to Treat the Repetitive Behaviors of a Child with Autism: A Case Report |
| title_full | Modified Exposure and Response Prevention to Treat the Repetitive Behaviors of a Child with Autism: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Modified Exposure and Response Prevention to Treat the Repetitive Behaviors of a Child with Autism: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modified Exposure and Response Prevention to Treat the Repetitive Behaviors of a Child with Autism: A Case Report |
| title_short | Modified Exposure and Response Prevention to Treat the Repetitive Behaviors of a Child with Autism: A Case Report |
| title_sort | modified exposure and response prevention to treat the repetitive behaviors of a child with autism a case report |
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