Noncontingent escape (NCE) was used to reduce disruptive behavior in three children (age 4) with autism during regularly scheduled speech therapy sessions. Results showed rapid decreases in disruptive behavior and accompanying increases in compliance across children. Findings suggest that speech therapists can effectively implement NCE. (Author/CR)

This 3.5 year follow-up study concerns a behavioral treatment of stuttering for children aged 9 to 14 years, which involved awareness training, use of a competing response, and social support. Six of seven participants continued to be at or below the criterion of three percent stuttered words. Stuttering increased for one child, but remained far…