Using preference assessments to identify motivators for a child on the autism spectrum with severe learning disabilities
By: Brown, Freddy Jackson.
Contributor(s): Irwin, Rachel | Copp, Louise.
Series: Good Autism Practice 10 (1) 2009: 64-67.Publisher: 2009Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): AUTISM | PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (PIMD) | ASSESSMENT | MOTIVATION | PREFERENCE | OUTCOMESSummary: Describes a preference assessment for different food items with a six year old boy on the autism spectrum with severe learning disabilities. Discusses the implications of using food as a reinforcer. Illustrates the possibility of moving from tangible reinforcers to social reinforcers over time. Highlights the positive effects on behaviour, emotional responses and task completion when individuals are offered items they perceive as truly motivating.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Describes a preference assessment for different food items with a six year old boy on the autism spectrum with severe learning disabilities. Discusses the implications of using food as a reinforcer. Illustrates the possibility of moving from tangible reinforcers to social reinforcers over time. Highlights the positive effects on behaviour, emotional responses and task completion when individuals are offered items they perceive as truly motivating.
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