ERIC Number: EJ1281494
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Publication Date: 2021
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Teaching Children with Autism to Tact Private Events Based on Public Accompaniments
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v54 n1 p270-286 Win 2021
We evaluated a method for teaching children with autism spectrum disorder to respond to tactile stimulation of multiple body parts. Various objects (e.g., hairbrush) produced the sensations (e.g., prickly). In a multiple baseline design across participants, participants learned 9 sensation body part tacts and the evaluation concluded with tests of generalization to 3 novel body parts, 6 novel objects, and 3 novel sensations. Participants demonstrated generalization to novel objects, and to a lesser extent, novel body parts, but did not generalize tacts to novel sensations. These findings are discussed in terms of implications for teaching children with autism to tact sensations.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Teaching Methods, Tactual Perception, Stimulation, Human Body, Generalization, Sensory Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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