A microswitch-cluster program to enhance object manipulation and to reduce hand mouthing by three boys with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities / Fabrizio STASOLLA in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 8-9 (September 2014)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 8-9 (September 2014) . - p.1071-1078 Titre : A microswitch-cluster program to enhance object manipulation and to reduce hand mouthing by three boys with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Fabrizio STASOLLA, Auteur ; Viviana PERILLI, Auteur ; Rita DAMIANI, Auteur ; Alessandro O. CAFFO, Auteur ; Antonia DI LEONE, Auteur ; Vincenza ALBANO, Auteur ; Anna STELLA, Auteur ; Concetta DAMATO, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1071-1078 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Microswitch-cluster  Autism spectrum disorders  Developmental disabilities  Indices of happiness  Quality of life Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract We assessed a microswitch-cluster program to enhance object manipulation and to reduce hand mouthing by three boys with autism spectrum disorders and severe to profound intellectual disabilities. A second goal of the study was to monitor the effect of such program on the indices of happiness of the participants. The study has been carried out according to an ABB1AB1 sequence, where A represented baseline phases, B represented intervention phase in which the adaptive response (i.e. object manipulation) was followed by a contingent positive stimulation irrespective of challenge behavior (i.e. hand mouthing), and B1 indicated intervention phases in which an adaptive response was followed by a contingent positive stimulation only if it occurred with the simultaneous absence of the challenge behavior. Otherwise, positive stimulation was interrupted if the challenge behavior was exhibited during its supply. Results showed an increasing of the adaptive responses and a decrease of the challenge behavior during intervention phases. All participants spent less time with the exhibition of challenge behavior, during intervention phases, compared to baseline sessions. Finally, the indices of happiness augmented during intervention phases. Clinical, practical and psychological implications of the findings are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2014.05.016 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=238 [article] A microswitch-cluster program to enhance object manipulation and to reduce hand mouthing by three boys with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Fabrizio STASOLLA, Auteur ; Viviana PERILLI, Auteur ; Rita DAMIANI, Auteur ; Alessandro O. CAFFO, Auteur ; Antonia DI LEONE, Auteur ; Vincenza ALBANO, Auteur ; Anna STELLA, Auteur ; Concetta DAMATO, Auteur . - p.1071-1078. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 8-9 (September 2014) . - p.1071-1078 Mots-clés : Microswitch-cluster  Autism spectrum disorders  Developmental disabilities  Indices of happiness  Quality of life Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract We assessed a microswitch-cluster program to enhance object manipulation and to reduce hand mouthing by three boys with autism spectrum disorders and severe to profound intellectual disabilities. A second goal of the study was to monitor the effect of such program on the indices of happiness of the participants. The study has been carried out according to an ABB1AB1 sequence, where A represented baseline phases, B represented intervention phase in which the adaptive response (i.e. object manipulation) was followed by a contingent positive stimulation irrespective of challenge behavior (i.e. hand mouthing), and B1 indicated intervention phases in which an adaptive response was followed by a contingent positive stimulation only if it occurred with the simultaneous absence of the challenge behavior. Otherwise, positive stimulation was interrupted if the challenge behavior was exhibited during its supply. Results showed an increasing of the adaptive responses and a decrease of the challenge behavior during intervention phases. All participants spent less time with the exhibition of challenge behavior, during intervention phases, compared to baseline sessions. Finally, the indices of happiness augmented during intervention phases. Clinical, practical and psychological implications of the findings are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2014.05.016 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=238

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