A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF PROVIDING ACTIVITY AND MATERIAL CHOICE TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

The present study compares the effects of providing choice between activities or between materials for completion of activities on the on‐task behavior of 4 boys with autism spectrum disorders. Results showed that the participants displayed higher levels of on‐task behavior during the choice conditi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of applied behavior analysis 2010-12, Vol.43 (4), p.717-721
Hauptverfasser:	Ulke-Kurkcuoglu, Burcu, Kircaali-Iftar, Gonul
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activism Agreements Attention Span Autism Autism Spectrum Disorders Behavior Behavior Problems Behavior Therapy - methods Child Child Behavior - psychology Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - psychology Child, Preschool Children Choice Behavior choice opportunities Comparative Analysis Data collection Decision Making Developmental Disabilities Food Humans Imitation Integrity Male Males Observation on-task behavior Opportunities Participation Pervasive Developmental Disorders Prompting Research Methodology Severe Intellectual Disability Student Behavior Teachers Teaching Time on Task Video Technology
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Zusammenfassung:	The present study compares the effects of providing choice between activities or between materials for completion of activities on the on‐task behavior of 4 boys with autism spectrum disorders. Results showed that the participants displayed higher levels of on‐task behavior during the choice conditions than in the no‐choice condition. However, the type of choice opportunity did not seem to have a differential effect.
ISSN:	0021-8855 1938-3703
DOI:	10.1901/jaba.2010.43-717