Odgojno-obrazovne teme, Vol. 6 No. 1, 2023.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.53577/oot.6.1.4
The Use of a Picture Activity Schedele for Vocal Stereotypy Reduction in a Child with Autism
Bojana Arsić
orcid.org/0000-0001-6728-3779
; University of Belgrade – Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation
Anja Gajić
; University of Belgrade – Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation
Sara Vidojković
; University of Belgrade – Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation
Sažetak
Children with ASD exhibit auto-stimulatory behaviour of different types, with the most common
behavioural problem being auto-stimulatory stereotyped behaviour. It is believed that vocal auto-stimulatory behaviour occurs because the individuals with ASD do not receive sufficient stimulation from their environment and therefore have the need to stimulate themselves by emitting
vocal stereotypy of different form and magnitude. The participant is a 10-year-old boy diagnosed
with ASD. The intervention used was a picture activity schedule. Results showed an immediate
decrease in self-stimulatory behaviour upon implementation of the intervention, with a 100%
success rate. There is insufficient research on the implementation of picture activity schedules in
order to reduce self-stimulatory behaviour in children with ASD. The present study shows that
picture activity schedules can be used in certain situations where it is inappropriate to exhibit
self-stimulating behaviour. It is not certain if the picture activity schedule functioned as a prompt
for the participant to actively engage in his spare time, or if it functioned as a discriminative
stimulus for situations when the problem behaviour is inappropriate. The social validity of the
intervention was discussed, as well as suggestions for future research implementation.
Ključne riječi
autism; picture activity schedule; vocal stereotypy; auto stimulation
Hrčak ID:
306873
URI
Datum izdavanja:
28.7.2023.
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