Ruppel Kelsey W, Hanley Gregory P, Landa Robin K, Rajaraman Adithyan
Psychology Department, Western New England University, Springfield, MA USA.
Present Address: FTF Behavioral Consulting, 40 Southbridge St., Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608 USA.
Behav Anal Pract. 2021 Feb 8;14(2):324-341. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00490-3. eCollection 2021 Jun.
Programs that prevent the development of severe problem behavior in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are critically needed. We describe a program designed to do this, and we report on a preliminary evaluation of its effects with four 3- and 4-year-old children with ASD. Parents served as the primary implementers, with twice-weekly coaching from a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Direct measures and Aberrant Behavior Checklist scores reflected decreases in emerging problem behavior. Direct measures also reflected increases in child communication, social, and cooperation skills, and parents rated the process as highly acceptable. A randomized controlled trial will be required to evaluate the extent to which the program prevents the development of problem behavior in young children with ASD.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40617-020-00490-3.
迫切需要能够预防自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)幼儿出现严重问题行为的项目。我们描述了一个旨在实现这一目标的项目,并报告了对4名3岁和4岁ASD儿童进行的该项目效果初步评估。家长作为主要实施者,每周接受两次来自一名行为分析认证委员会认证行为分析师的指导。直接测量和异常行为检查表得分显示新出现的问题行为有所减少。直接测量还显示儿童沟通、社交和合作技能有所提高,家长对该过程的评价很高。需要进行随机对照试验来评估该项目在多大程度上能预防ASD幼儿出现问题行为。
在线版本包含可在10.1007/s40617-020-00490-3获取的补充材料。