— A child with autism bites his own hand. Immediately following a bite, a teacher holds his hands in his lap for 5 seconds. As a result of holding his hands down, the child bites his hand less.
Examples of Type II punishment – removal of a stimulus — A child pinches his sister while they are playing. The mother tells the child, “ Y ou know the rules. If you can’t play nicely, the toy goes away.” The mother removes the toy. As a result, the child pinches his sister less often. — While playing on the computer with her classmates, a student becomes agitated, curses, and kicks the computer. The teacher removes playground privileges when she has these outbursts. This behavior happens less often when she is with the teacher who removes playground. — When a child with autism hits his teacher, she provides a 4-minute time out. The hitting behavior decreases as a result of implementing the time out procedure.
Restrictive procedure – an intervention that limits an individual’s ability, freedom, or pleasure.
The definitions of abuse and neglect were adapted from DDD circulars.
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