标题:Investigating The Extent Of Interfering Behaviors And Termination Of Sessions While Executing Discrete Trial Training Program For Developing Coordinated Eye Contact With Wait To Verbal Respond
摘要:The study focused to investigate the extent of interfering behaviors and termination of sessions while executing discrete trial training program for developing coordinated eye contact with wait to verbal respond. Enrolled children with autism spectrum disorder in govt. special education centers across the Punjab province of Pakistan was taken as the population of the study. An adolescent girl with 15 years and 8 months was taken as the participant of the study. She was diagnosed as minimal verbal adolescent girl with autism spectrum disorder and required support (level 1 of severity) observed on DSM-5 by the psychologist. She was admitted at govt. special education centre, Gojra, Toba Tek Singh district of the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Single subject study design consistent with A-B-C-D-E-A and two follow up periods was taken as the research design of the study (Seah, 1997). Semi logarithmic chart and descriptive statistics were used as analysis techniques for the current study. It was concluded that coordinated eye contact with wait to verbal respond was developed with highest percentage during phase C of experiment. Minimum occurrence of interfering behavior was found 0.3% during phase B. No discrete trial training session was terminated across phases.
关键词:discrete trial training;autism spectrum disorder;coordinated;eye contact;verbal respond;interfering behaviors;termination of sessions