Behavior of severely disturbed autistic children was brought under the control of an arbitrary environment by techniques of operant reinforcement. It was possible to sustain substantial amounts of behavior, as well as to widen aspects of the children's behavioral repertoire. The experimental methods suggest objective techniques for controlling the current repertoire of the child, as well as means for developing new behaviors by which the child may deal with the environment.
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