| Publication Type |
thesis |
| School or College |
College of Education |
| Department |
Special Education |
| Author |
Thompson, Robyn M. |
| Title |
Social stories as a tool to help preschool aged children with autism spectrum disorders utilize self-regulation strategies to promote increased functional behaviors |
| Date |
2011-05 |
| Description |
A multiple baseline across participants design was used to evaluate the effects of Social Stories as a tool to help preschool aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) utilize self-regulation strategies to promote increased functional behaviors. Three children from a self-contained preschool classroom designed to educate children with ASD were selected to participate in the study. The intervention included reading individualized Social Stories that discussed target behaviors and self-regulation strategies, along with practicing the self-regulation strategies with the interventionist. I measured the percentage of intervals in which the participants engaged in self-regulatory behaviors and/or demonstrated desired behaviors as defined by the researcher and classroom teacher. Following intervention, the frequency of desired behaviors increased for all 3 participants while the use of self-regulatory behaviors varied across participants. These findings suggest that the intervention was successful in teaching self-regulation strategies and increasing functional behaviors in preschool aged children with ASD. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
University of Utah |
| Subject |
Autism; Behaviors; Children; Preschool; Self-regulation; Social stories; Storytelling |
| Dissertation Institution |
University of Utah |
| Dissertation Name |
Master of Science |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights Management |
Copyright © Robyn M. Thompson 2011 |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
1,276,256 bytes |
| Identifier |
us-etd3,11610 |
| Source |
original in Marriott Library Special Collections LC8.5 2011 .T46 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65d96kq |
| Setname |
ir_etd |
| ID |
194674 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65d96kq |
