EFFICACY OF RESPONSE INTERRUPTION AND REDIRECTION IN REDUCING STEREOTYPIC VOCALIZATIONS EXPERIENCED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

This paper aims to investigate the efficacy of Response Interruption and Redirection in reducing vocal stereotypy in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. A systematic review of literature from 2003-2023 of studies sourced from Google scholar, Google advanced search, PsychInfo etc. implementing RIRD was conducted. The current review sought to examine the studies to address certain questions like the factors impacting the efficacy of reducing stereotypic vocalisations and increasing appropriate vocalisations and the efficacy of RIRD alone or along with other intervention procedures. Analysis revealed that the effectiveness of RIRD is not contingent upon the number of sessions in which it is implemented and instead on other factors like the nature of reinforcement and participant characteristics. Further, the effectiveness of RIRD-alone and RIRD implemented with other procedures was assessed and it was revealed implementing RIRD with another intervention can enhance its effectiveness.