Supporting young people on the autism spectrum: analyzing the effectiveness of components of habit reversal treatment

Jason D Majchrzak; Karola Dillenburger

doi:10.29011/2642-3227.000050

Supporting young people on the autism spectrum: analyzing the effectiveness of components of habit reversal treatment

Jason D Majchrzak
, Karola Dillenburger

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

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Habit Reversal Treatment (HRT) has been used successfully to reduce nervous habits and tics in neuro-typical children and adults. It has not been researched extensively with regards to the restricted and repetitive behaviors that are part of a diagnosis of autism. This paper reports on the effectiveness of each of the three main components of HRT for young people on the autism spectrum. The awareness training procedure was effectively used in the treatment of encopresis; the competing response procedure effectively used in addressing vocal tics; and the social support procedure was effectively used for caregiver training to enhance overall treatment outcomes. Results are discussed in the context of evidence-based practice.

Original language	English
Article number	150
Number of pages	23
Journal	International Journal of Autism and Related Disabilities
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.29011/2642-3227.000050
Publication status	Published - 30 Mar 2022

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Keywords

Autism
Component analysis
Habit Reversal Treatment (HRT)
Record review
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

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General Social Sciences

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Habit reversal and repetitive and restrictive behaviour patterns in young people with autism spectrum disorders
Majchrzak, J. D. (Author), Dillenburger, K. (Supervisor) & Dounavi, A. (Supervisor), Jul 2023
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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