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Abstract
Elopement is a common and dangerous behavior in children with disabilities. We evaluated the effect of verbal prompting procedures compared to manipulating motivating operations on elopement behavior in children with disabilities. Participants received no attention or prompting when eloping or were verbally prompted to sit in their seat. Another condition involved reinforcing a model for sitting in their seat while the participant eloped. These conditions were compared using an alternating treatment design. Results and outcomes are discussed.