Teaching Appropriate Play to Replace Stereotypy Using a Treatment Package with Students Having Autism
Students with special education needs such as autism tend to have difficulty with appropriate play skills and leisure time skills. A lack of play may lead to inappropriate behaviors such as stereotypy or passivity. When students have a limited community of reinforcers it may be difficult for educa...
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| description | Students with special education needs such as autism tend to have difficulty with appropriate play skills and leisure time skills. A lack of play may lead to inappropriate behaviors such as stereotypy or passivity. When students have a limited community of reinforcers it may be difficult for educators to find motivators that can be used to teach language, social, academics, and other skills. The present study tested a treatment package in a small group format on the on task painting behavior and stereotypy of four boys between 5 and 12 years old having autism. Using a delayed multiple baseline across students experimental design, a functional relationship was demonstrated between an observed increase in on task painting behavior and decrease in stereotypy of all four students as a function of their participation. Limitations of the present study were also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b4b50f071d5f485992835454c60bdc752022-12-22T03:27:28ZengMercy CollegeGlobal Education Review2325-663X2016-09-013394104Teaching Appropriate Play to Replace Stereotypy Using a Treatment Package with Students Having AutismJeremy H. Greenberg0Wendy Lau1Sandy Lau2The Children's Institute of Hong KongThe Children's Institute of Hong KongThe Children's Institute of Hong KongStudents with special education needs such as autism tend to have difficulty with appropriate play skills and leisure time skills. A lack of play may lead to inappropriate behaviors such as stereotypy or passivity. When students have a limited community of reinforcers it may be difficult for educators to find motivators that can be used to teach language, social, academics, and other skills. The present study tested a treatment package in a small group format on the on task painting behavior and stereotypy of four boys between 5 and 12 years old having autism. Using a delayed multiple baseline across students experimental design, a functional relationship was demonstrated between an observed increase in on task painting behavior and decrease in stereotypy of all four students as a function of their participation. Limitations of the present study were also discussed.http://ger.mercy.edu/index.php/ger/article/view/211/201autismconditioning reinforcersstereotypypaintingplay |
| spellingShingle | Jeremy H. Greenberg Wendy Lau Sandy Lau Teaching Appropriate Play to Replace Stereotypy Using a Treatment Package with Students Having Autism Global Education Review autism conditioning reinforcers stereotypy painting play |
| title | Teaching Appropriate Play to Replace Stereotypy Using a Treatment Package with Students Having Autism |
| title_full | Teaching Appropriate Play to Replace Stereotypy Using a Treatment Package with Students Having Autism |
| title_fullStr | Teaching Appropriate Play to Replace Stereotypy Using a Treatment Package with Students Having Autism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teaching Appropriate Play to Replace Stereotypy Using a Treatment Package with Students Having Autism |
| title_short | Teaching Appropriate Play to Replace Stereotypy Using a Treatment Package with Students Having Autism |
| title_sort | teaching appropriate play to replace stereotypy using a treatment package with students having autism |
| topic | autism conditioning reinforcers stereotypy painting play |
| url | http://ger.mercy.edu/index.php/ger/article/view/211/201 |
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