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Derakhshanrad, Seyed Alireza; Piven, Emily – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Objective: This retrospective case study of an eight year old female with autism illuminates how alteration of the training environment using florescent objects under blacklight conditions, may have been the facilitating impetus that increased her interaction with objects over time. Methods: This study approach was chosen to best correspond with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Light, Environmental Influences
Kim, Sunyoung; Kang, Veronica Y. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2020
In response to the growing necessity for considering the cultural and contextual needs of youth with disabilities in experimental studies, this study examines the effectiveness of an intervention package consisting of video prompting with a system of least prompts and reinforcement on Korean American adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Cooking Instruction, Korean Americans
Suja M. George; Tamara Soemali – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2020
Teaching toilet training skills to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be challenging. Many techniques use Azrin and Foxx's Rapid Toilet Training method (RTT). However, some children with ASD find the first RTT step of entering the bathroom or restroom to be challenging due to the relatively loud sound of the toilet flushing. Although…
Descriptors: Toilet Training, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Hygiene
Weyman, Jennifer R.; Sy, Jolene R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2018
Previous research has shown that praise is an effective reinforcer; however, few researchers have evaluated whether qualitative differences in praise affect responding. The purpose of the current study was to compare the effects of neutral, enthusiastic, and no praise on the rate of matching-to-sample acquisition during discrete-trial training…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Treatment, Adults
Morrow, C.; McIntyre, N. – Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2019
"Autism at-a-Glance" is a series of practitioner and family-friendly documents created by the Center on Secondary Education for Students with ASD (CSESA) designed for high school staff members supporting students on the autism spectrum, as well as family members of adolescents with ASD. The purpose of the "Autism at-a-Glance"…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, High School Students, Adolescents
Brown, Tiara Saufley; Stanton-Chapman, Tina – Young Exceptional Children, 2015
Special education professionals and teachers of students with autism face many behavioral and instructional challenges. In addition to teaching content to a demanding population, teachers are often faced with particular circumscribed and special interests that often take up time and divert attention from the students. It is an educators job to…
Descriptors: Autism, Special Education, Behavior Problems, Student Interests
Ardiç, Avsar; Cavkaytar, Atilla – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine effectiveness of a modified version of Azrin and Foxx's (1971) intensive toilet training method on teaching of toilet skills to children with autism. This method consists of administering extra fluids and a time schedule, but does not use overcorrection procedures. Implementation requires a study of six…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Autism, Program Effectiveness, Toilet Training
Mullaney, Lauren; Baker, Megan; Rutherford, Katie; Neyman, Jennifer; McLaughlin, T. F.; Stookey, Susan – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2014
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of the Direct Instruction REWARDS® program on reading complex words of two fifteen-year-old boys in a reading resource room. Both participants had difficulty in reading and were diagnosed as learning disabled. During baseline, both participants had difficulty in syllabication. The results showed…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
Gies, Maria Louise – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Educators are in need of appropriate interventions for teaching individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A widely used (Bellini & Akullian, 2007; Delano, 2007) and evidence-based (Horner et al., 2005) instructional intervention for individuals with ASD is video modeling. Video modeling involves the learner viewing a video…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Teaching Methods, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Spector, Janet E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
This paper reviews the evidence on sight word instruction as a method of teaching students with autism and significant cognitive and verbal limitations to read printed words. Nine single-subject studies were rated using Reichow et al.'s ("J Autism Dev Disord" 38:1311-1319, 2008) evaluative method for identifying evidence-based practice, and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Student Reaction, Autism, Oral Language
Turnbull, Ann; Turnbull, Rud – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2011
This article provides an in-depth analysis of the comprehensive supports necessary for an adult with multiple disabilities and significant problem behavior to experience an inclusive adulthood. Written from the perspective of parents, the article highlights "lessons learned" about how to implement and finance comprehensive supports across domains…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Human Dignity, Behavior Problems, Adults
Werts, Margaret Gessler; Hoffman, Elin Meyers; Darcy, Cynthia – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
We evaluated the addition of stimuli after the praise statement of a trial (instructive feedback) in which the stimuli were not attached sequentially to the target stimuli. All students reached criterion level responding of target behaviors despite the extra information presented, and three of four high school students with disabilities acquired…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Stimuli, Developmental Delays, Positive Reinforcement
Leaf, Justin B.; Dotson, Wesley H.; Oppenheim-Leaf, Misty L.; Sherman, James A.; Sheldon, Jan B. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
Deficits in social skills are a common problem for children with autism. One method of developing appropriate social skills in children with autism has been group instruction. To date, however, group instruction has produced mixed results. The purpose of this article is to describe a promising method of teaching social skills to children in small…
Descriptors: Autism, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
Hyman, Mia – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2009
This article describes the journey that a family and community took to prepare Leon, a young man with autism, for his Bar Mitzvah. A positive behavior support (PBS) intervention was used to prepare Leon for this symbolic rite of passage into the Jewish culture. He had specific problem behaviors that needed to be addressed for him to participate in…
Descriptors: Jews, Ceremonies, Autism, Foreign Countries
Leach, Debra – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a highly effective, rigorously researched intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders--but most teachers don't get the training they need to put it to work in their inclusive classroom. That's why every K-12 educator needs this practical guidebook, packed with teaching plans and plain-English…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Inclusive Schools, Teaching Methods, Data Analysis
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