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Dr. Brown on Time Out 101 and why YOU should give the procedure a second look

Dr. Brown’s Clinic Notes: ABA and Time Out

Time out means time out from positive reinforcement. If there is no positive reinforcement in the child’s environment then time out will not work. Recently, a child with autism in Iowa school was left in time out for 3 hours. Of course, the parents were outraged and called a lawyer. But before the case came to trial the family moved and the school system continues to use its time out rooms in the same way.

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