An Analysis of Autism as a Contingency-Shaped Disorder of Verbal Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Drash, Philip W.; Tudor, Roger M.
Titel	An Analysis of Autism as a Contingency-Shaped Disorder of Verbal Behavior
Quelle	In: Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 20 (2004), S.5-23 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0889-9401
Schlagwörter	Verbal Communication; Communication Disorders; Etiology; Autism; Antisocial Behavior; Environmental Influences; Behavior Modification; Early Intervention; Reinforcement; Nonverbal Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsstörung; Ätiologie; Autismus; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Positive Verstärkung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation
Abstract	This paper analyzes autism as a contingency-shaped disorder of verbal behavior. Contingencies of reinforcement in effect during the first to third year of a child's life may operate to establish and maintain those behaviors that later result in a diagnosis of autism. While neurobiological variables may, in some cases, predispose some children to be more or less responsive to environmental variables than others, our analysis suggests that reliance on neurobiological variables as causal factors in autism is unnecessary. We present six paradigms that may play critical etiologic roles in the development of behaviors labeled as autistic. Recognizing these contingencies and their resulting behaviors during the first two years of a child's life may contribute substantially to earlier identification, more effective treatment and, quite possibly, to the development of Applied Behavior Analysis programs for the prevention of autism that could be implemented immediately. Conceptualizing autism as a contingency-shaped disorder of verbal behavior may provide a new and potentially more effective paradigm for behavioral research and treatment in autism. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10