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Using activity schedules to promote varied application use in children with autism
Author(s) -
Brodhead Matthew T.,
Courtney William Timothy,
Thaxton Jackie R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.435
Subject(s) - schedule , autism , psychology , session (web analytics) , baseline (sea) , multiple baseline design , physical activity , developmental psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , computer science , medicine , psychiatry , intervention (counseling) , world wide web , oceanography , geology , operating system
We evaluated the effects of an activity schedule embedded within an iPad on varied play across applications. After establishing a pattern of repetitive gameplay, we taught three children with autism to follow the activity schedule using physical guidance. All participants increased their varied play to four applications per session and demonstrated independent and accurate activity schedule usage. The activity schedule was removed, and responding decreased to baseline levels, demonstrating the activity schedule's control over varied responding. The activity schedule was reintroduced and participant responding maintained when engaging with novel applications.