An Examination of the Effects of a Classroom Activity Schedule on Levels of Self-Injury and Engagement for a Child with Severe Autism

Autor/inn/en	O'Reilly, Mark; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio; Edrisinha, Chaturi; Andrews, Alonzo
Titel	An Examination of the Effects of a Classroom Activity Schedule on Levels of Self-Injury and Engagement for a Child with Severe Autism
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 35 (2005) 3, S.305-311 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-005-3294-1
Schlagwörter	Class Activities; Scheduling; Child Behavior; Individualized Education Programs; Autism; Self Destructive Behavior; Functional Behavioral Assessment; Play; Student Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Disposition; Individualized education program; Individualisierendes Lernen; Autismus; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Spiel; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung
Abstract	We examined the effects of an individualized schedule on levels of engagement and self-injury for a student with severe autism. We first conducted a series of functional analyses to identify contexts in which self-injury occurred in his classroom. Results of the functional analyses suggested that self-injury was associated with academic demands. Self-injury rarely occurred during the play and no interaction conditions (i.e., when the teacher was present but did not attend to him) of the functional analysis. Furthermore, when the functional analysis conditions were organized according to a specific schedule (no interaction--play--demand) self-injury did not occur. This schedule of activities was then evaluated within the context of his regular curriculum and produced substantial reductions in self-injury and increases in engagement. Positive results maintained for up to five months following the assessment. These findings seem to indicate that functional analysis methodologies might provide helpful information when developing individualized schedules for students who may not have the skills to comprehend and follow a schedule. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10