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Haim Mizrachi; Gil Maor – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
This article describes an empirical study that explored the cognitive and emotional effects of teaching through shadow theater as compared to traditional storytelling of the same texts and songs in children on the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The rationale is based on broken mirror theory anchored in research on mirror neurons. Fifty-seven…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Elementary School Students, Self Management
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Alwahbi, Abdullah A. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Joint action routine (JAR) was implemented to help a 10-year-old student with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve his social skills. The implementation of JAR involved incorporating several elements into group activities. These elements included establishing a meaningful theme for the activities, assigning simple and reciprocal roles to the…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Social Behavior, Intervention
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Nasir-Tucktuck, Mona; Baker, Joshua N.; More, Cori; Spies, Tracy – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
A single subject multiple probe design across participants was used to examine the effects of distributing trials in shared stories on listening comprehension and skill acquisition with students with significant cognitive disability (SCD). The results suggest a functional relationship between the independent and each of the dependent variables. In…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Listening Skills, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Sadler, Kate M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
This paper presents a study that evaluated the efficacy of a video self-modeling intervention derived from a functional behavior assessment intervention on the aggressive behavior of two students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities. A multiple baseline design across stimulus conditions with inter-subject…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Modeling (Psychology), Aggression
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Reeves, Linda M.; Ferro, Jolenea B.; Umbreit, John; Liaupsin, Carl J. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Three students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who displayed off-task behavior participated in a two-phase study. In Phase 1, a functional behavioral assessment (FBA) was conducted for each student. In addition, an assessment of each student's ability to perform the replacement behavior identified that none of the participants was able to do…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Modification
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Ohtake, Yoshihisa; Takeuchi, Ai; Watanabe, Kentaro – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
This study investigated the effectiveness of video self-modeling (VSM) for eliminating the public undressing of two elementary-aged students with developmental disabilities during urination. A multiple-probe design across participants revealed that the degree of exposed body parts decreased immediately after introduction of VSM. However, exposure…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Modeling (Psychology), Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
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Chou, Wan-Chi; Lee, Gabrielle T.; Feng, Hua – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a behavioral art program in improving social skills for two children with autism in group settings. A multiple probe design across behaviors was used. The results indicated that for both children, the program increased the percentages of spontaneous verbal communications,…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Behavior Modification, Children, Interpersonal Competence
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McCulloch, Emaley B.; Noonan, Mary Jo – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
With the number of students with autism and related developmental disabilities increasing and a lack of trained professionals, solutions are needed to provide training on a large scale. Alternative training approaches need to be developed so that paraprofessionals can access training in an efficient and effective way. One such possibility is…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Electronic Learning, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Public Schools
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Horn, Channon – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
In this review of literature, the author analyzed published research to determine the effectiveness of response card strategies on students with disabilities. The author determined that response cards are effective in increasing the number of opportunities that students respond, increasing the number of correct responses, increasing on-task…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Cues, Responses