| Your response | Response example | |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptable ABA Intervention |
Interrupt the vocal stereotypy, reinforce when not engaging in vocal stereotypy, |
Use a prompt to stop the stereotypy and then engage in short drills until three successes; Use a DRO to suppress the vocal stereotypy; Put the client in a room alone where she will not bother anyone while she works |
| More Trauma-Informed ABA Intervention |
Assess why Maggie may be engaging in stereotypy, could she be showing signs of anxiety in response to something in her environment? |
Conduct a competing stimulus assessment and provide continuous access to stimuli that make vocal stereotypy less probable (such as headphones); Try to determine what high rates of stereotypy occasion, such as anxiety, and then address that |
