The present study evaluated the effects of an overcorrection procedure on the self-stimulatory verbalizations of an 8-year old severely disturbed child. The procedure was applied in a public school setting. Data from the study indicate that this approach can be effectively used to decelerate self-stimulatory verbalizations In applied settings and that the procedure does not have a detrimental influence on the development of more appropriate language.
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