A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF PROVIDING ACTIVITY AND MATERIAL CHOICE TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
JOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, vol.43, no.4, pp.717-721, 2010 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 43 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2010
- Doi Number: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-717
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.717-721
- Keywords: autism spectrum disorders, choice opportunities, on-task behavior, MAKING OPPORTUNITIES, BEHAVIOR
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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