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Evaluating The Effects Of Matched Stimulation On Vocal Stereotypy And Skill Acquisition, Joel D. Greenbaum
Evaluating The Effects Of Matched Stimulation On Vocal Stereotypy And Skill Acquisition, Joel D. Greenbaum
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Stereotypic behavior is often observed in children diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD; American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Stereotypy can inhibit skill acquisition by leading to inaccuracy on task performance and/or slower task completion (e.g., Koegel & Covert, 1972; Morrison & Rosales-Ruiz, 1997). Several studies have demonstrated that access to preferred matched stimulation leads to a reduction of vocal stereotypical behavior (e.g., Lanovaz, Rapp, & Ferguson, 2012). However, it is paramount that treatments not only be effective in decreasing the problem behavior, but do so without further inhibiting academic progress. The current study evaluated the effects of matched stimulation (i.e., …
Evaluating Small-Scale Simulation Training For Teaching Firearm Safety To Children With Asd, Margaret E. Orner
Evaluating Small-Scale Simulation Training For Teaching Firearm Safety To Children With Asd, Margaret E. Orner
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Every year children are unintentionally injured or killed due to finding an unattended firearm. Although research evaluating various approaches to teach safety skills shows that behavioral skills training and in situ training are effective, limited research exists evaluating small-scale simulation training in teaching safety skills to children. Furthermore, there is no research evaluating this approach with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study evaluated the effectiveness of small-scale simulation training in teaching firearm safety to 5- to 6-year-old children with ASD. Simulation training was effective for one participant and in situ training was necessary for one participant. However, in …