Utility of Formal Preference Assessments for Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Leaf, Justin B.; Leaf, Ronald; Alcalay, Aditt; Leaf, Jeremy A.; Ravid, Daniel; Dale, Stephanie; Kassardjian, Alyne; Tsuji, Kathleen; Taubman, Mitchell; McEachin, John; Oppenheim-Leaf, Misty
Titel	Utility of Formal Preference Assessments for Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 50 (2015) 2, S.199-212 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2154-1647
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Preferences; Evaluation Methods; Comparative Analysis; Responses; Reinforcement; Young Children; Males; Play; Manipulative Materials; Color; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Positive Verstärkung; Frühe Kindheit; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Spiel; Hilfsmittel; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe
Abstract	The systematic use of reinforcers is an essential component of behavioral intervention for individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Today, the use of rigorous formal preference assessments, including paired-preference assessments, are widely conducted to help determine which items to use as reinforcers during intervention. Although paired-preference assessments are widely used there is no experimental evidence whether extensive advance sampling actually produces higher rates of responding compared to in-the-moment analysis of reinforcer effects. The present study compared the rate of responding on a simple sorting task when participants were provided items that were determined as preferred via an extensive paired preference assessment to a teacher selecting items without the use of a paired preference assessment, but rather with an in-the-moment analysis of reinforcer effects. The results indicated no clear difference in the rate of responding, but there were clear differences in terms of efficiency. Clinical implications will be discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://daddcec.org/Publications/ETADDJournal.aspx
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01