ERIC Number: EJ1089621
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Dec
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Twins with Autism: Utilising Video Feedback to Improve Job-Related Behaviours
Mackey, Megan; Nelson, Gretchen
British Journal of Special Education, v42 n4 p390-410 Dec 2015
Employment for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a significant factor in assuring quality of life in adulthood. The research reported in this article examines the effectiveness of video feedback (VFB) in improving the job-related behaviours of twin adolescents with ASD and learning disabilities. The targeted behaviours included active engagement, decision-making, responding to others, hygiene, and transition making. A within-participant multiple-probe design across targeted job behaviours, replicated across two participants, was used. The experimental phases of the design consisted of (A) baseline, (B) VFB + job coach evaluation, (C) VFB + concurrent job coach and self-evaluation, and (A) maintenance. Using a modified Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS) form broken into one-minute intervals, job coaches evaluated participants on job-related behaviours. Data gathered shows that VFB significantly impacted active engagement, responding to others, hygiene and transitioning. Decision-making was least impacted by the interventions. The use of VFB is one way that job-related behaviours of adolescents with ASD and other disabilities can be positively influenced.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Twins, Video Technology, Feedback (Response), Adolescents, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Modification, Job Skills, Teaching Methods, Coaching (Performance), Self Evaluation (Individuals), Maintenance, Observation, Program Effectiveness, Participation, Hygiene, Adjustment (to Environment), Decision Making
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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