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A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF PROVIDING ACTIVITY AND MATERIAL CHOICE TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Author(s) -
UlkeKurkcuoglu Burcu,
KircaaliIftar Gonul
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-717
Subject(s) - autism , psychology , task (project management) , developmental psychology , autistic spectrum , autism spectrum disorder , clinical psychology , management , economics
The present study compares the effects of providing choice between activities or between materials for completion of activities on the on‐task behavior of 4 boys with autism spectrum disorders. Results showed that the participants displayed higher levels of on‐task behavior during the choice conditions than in the no‐choice condition. However, the type of choice opportunity did not seem to have a differential effect.