ERIC Number: EJ1431234
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Feb
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-263X
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Teaching Basketball Shooting Skills to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Benjamin R. Thomas; Caitlyn Gumaer; Marjorie H. Charlop
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, v34 n1 p113-125 2022
There are few published procedures for teaching athletic skills to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study used a multiple baseline across participants design to evaluate the effects of prompting, demand fading, and differential reinforcement, on the basketball shooting skills of four school-aged boys diagnosed with ASD. During baseline, all four boys rarely made correct and accurate baskets at the regulation height and distance for their age-group in youth basketball. Following intervention, all four boys increased their percentage of correct shots and accuracy, compared to baseline, and their shooting skills transferred to the game of "P-I-G" with peers.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Team Sports, Teaching Methods, Males, Skill Development, Intervention
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Language: English
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