A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF PROVIDING ACTIVITY AND MATERIAL CHOICE TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

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ÜLKE KÜRKÇÜOĞLU B., Kircaali-Iftar G.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, vol.43, no.4, pp.717-721, 2010 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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
  • 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