Applied Behavior Analysis
Volume 3, Issue 2 ~ February, 2008
Current Autism Research
Research on Applied Behavior Analysis
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The amount of research on Applied Behavior Analysis is vast. I have listed a few selected examples of recent research related to Behavior Analysis and Autism. To find more research, please visit the following journals: "Behavior Analyst Today" and the "Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis." For general research summaries on ABA, please visit The Association for Science in Autism Treatment.
Note: A listing of research here does not imply an endorsement of the methods or procedures by Positively Autism. Please thoroughly research any program or method that you are considering, obtaining any necessary help from professionals familiar with your situation. Title: "Establishing a Generalized Repertoire of Helping Behavior in Children with Autism" Author(s): Sharon A Reeve, Kenneth F Reeve, Dawn Buffington Townsend, and Claire L Poulson Journal: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Issue: Spring 2007 (Volume 40, Issue 1) Summary of Abstract: This article describes a study in which four children with autism were taught various "helping" behaviors, such as putting away items, setting up an activity, and locating objects. To teach these skills, video modeling, prompting, and reinforcement were used. The research found that all of the participants learned to engage in the "helping" behaviors in the presence of the discriminative stimuli used during teaching. Generalization trials showed that the frequency of the "helping" behaviors also increased when novel stimuli, a novel setting, and a novel instructor were used. Title: "The Relationship Between Early Learning Rates and Treatment Outcome For Children With Autism Receiving Intensive Home-Based Applied Behavior Analysis" Author(s): Mary Jane Weiss and Lara Delmolino Journal: Behavior Analyst Today Issue: January 2006 (Volume 7, Issue 1) Summary of Abstract: This study evaluated the effects of four years of early, intensive, home-based behavioral intervention on outcome variables for twenty children with autism. The study indicated a moderate correlation between the intervention and outcome variables (which included school placement and adaptive behavior scores). Title: "Shaping Approach Responses as Intervention for Specific Phobia in a Child with Autism" Author(s): Joseph N Ricciardi, James K Luiselli, and Marianne Camare Journal: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Issue: Winter 2006 (Volume 39, Issue 4) Summary of Abstract: This study examined contact desensitization (reinforcing approach responses) as an intervention for a specific phobia of a child with autism. During intervention and follow-up, the article reports that the child was able to encounter stimuli that were previously avoided. Title: "Comprehensive ABA Programs: Integrating and Evaluating the Implementation of Varied Instructional Approaches" Author(s): Mary Jane Weiss Journal: Behavior Analyst Today Issue: October 2005 (Volume 6, Issue 4) Summary of Abstract: This article discusses instructional approaches within ABA that are often used in various combinations to meet the unique and individual needs of learners with autism. These approaches include Discrete Trial Instruction (DTT), rate-building procedures, and naturalistic strategies. Title: "Using a Combined Blocking Procedure to teach Color Discrimination to a Child with Autism" Author(s): Gladys Williams Journal: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Issue: Winter 2005 (Volume 38, Issue 4) Summary of Abstract: This article describes a combined blocking procedure to teach a child with autism to, upon request, select two specific colors. Initially, the child was asked to touch one of two color cards placed in a fixed position on a table. After 10 correct responses in a row, the child was requested to touch the other color. The study used a systematic thinning of blocks of trials with each color and an eventual systematic altering of card placement until the child was able to make correct responses when both the card positions and requests were presented randomly. |
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