Stereotypy in autism: The importance of function
Stereotypy in autism: The importance of function
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DOI：
10.1016/j.rasd.2007.09.006
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发表时间：
2008-07-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Schreibman, Laura
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作者：
Cunningham, Allison B.;Schreibman, Laura
我们认为，刻板印象的功能定义是有用的，基于感觉自动和社会中介强化偶发事件在自闭症儿童中发生刻板印象的证据。刻板印象的预定感觉功能经常在行为文献中被引用，术语“自我刺激行为”经常被误用为可以与“刻板印象”互换。我们讨论了刻板印象的各种潜在功能特性的证据。回顾了诊断性定义，概述了对感觉和社会功能的支持，我们认为刻板印象应该根据它们的功能来描述和分类，而不是形式。此外，治疗决定应基于对刻板印象的功能解释，这承认其在自闭症中的可操作性和异质性。(C)2007爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
We argue for the utility of a functional definition of stereotypy based on evidence of both sensory automatic and socially mediated reinforcement contingencies in the occurrence of stereotypy in children with autism. A predetermined sensory function of stereotypy is often invoked in the behavioral literature and the term "self-stimulatory behavior" is commonly misused as interchangeable with "stereotypy." We discuss evidence for a variety of potential functional properties of stereotypy. Diagnostic definitions are reviewed and support for both sensory and social functions is outlined, We argue that stereotypies should be described and categorized according to their function, rather than form. Furthermore, treatment decisions should lie based on a functional interpretation of stereotypy, which acknowledges its operant and heterogeneous quality in autism. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.