When TIME-OUT as a discipline technique is not recommended for a child with autism who:

Time-out can give autistic children or children with developmental delays a safe space to work on calming themselves. isolation – a behavior modification technique of removing the child from their environment of reinforcement to one that does not offer any incentive for their behavior.non-exclusionary – similar to exclusion time-out in that the child is removed from the reinforcing situation for a certain amount of time but may still observe the ongoing activity of the class.For example, sending a child to a corner of the room or a chair positioned away from the ongoing activity. exclusionary – involves removing the child from the reinforcing situation but not from the room or area of activity.Positive reinforcement is the addition of something to enhance that behavior’s odds of recurrence in the future, such as praising, rewarding, or allowing access to toys/privileges when the desired behavior (completing chores) occurs.

It should be used together with teaching and encouraging appropriate behavior while also providing positive reinforcement. The use of time-out can reduce or stop problem behaviors however, it does not show appropriate behaviors. Using a time-out after problem behavior is displayed can reduce the likelihood of the problem behavior re-emerging in the future. Negative reinforcement involves removing a stimulus in order to decrease a behavior. In Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), time-out is classified as a negative punishment procedure.

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