Time out (TO) is a procedure for decreasing behavior (i.e., a punishment procedure). To be used effectively, it must be used very judiciously and with great fidelity. The following story illustrates how not to use TO.
Autistic Child’s Parents Concerned Over 3-Hour School Time-Out: District, Agency Appeals
DES MOINES, Iowa — Parents of an 8-year-old autistic girl, who attended a Waukee elementary school, want changes made in time-out policies after their daughter was shut in an empty room for three hours.
Doug and Eva Loeffler said they were shocked after viewing a videotape of their daughter, Isabel, who had wet her pants and was struggling to obey the rules so she would be freed from isolation.
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