| Title: |
Conducting Research with Minimally Verbal Participants with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Plesa Skwerer, Daniela; Joseph, Robert M.; Brukilacchio, Brianna; Decker, Jessica; Eggleston, Brady; Meyer, Steven; Yoder, Anne |
| Source: |
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice. Oct 2017 21(7):852-861. |
| Availability: |
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
10 |
| Publication Date: |
2017 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institutes of Health (DHHS) |
| Contract Number: |
P01DC13027 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Verbal Communication; Communication Problems; Children; Adolescents; Research Methodology; Behavior; Eye Movements; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; Adjustment (to Environment); Behavior Rating Scales; Check Lists; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Behavior Problems; Communication Strategies; Augmentative and Alternative Communication |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Leiter International Performance Scale |
| DOI: |
10.1177/1362361316654605 |
| ISSN: |
1362-3613 |
| Abstract: |
A growing number of research groups are now including older minimally verbal individuals with autism spectrum disorder in their studies to encompass the full range of heterogeneity in the population. There are numerous barriers that prevent researchers from collecting high-quality data from these individuals, in part because of the challenging behaviors with which they present alongside their very limited means for communication. In this article, we summarize the practices that we have developed, based on applied behavioral analysis techniques, and have used in our ongoing research on behavioral, eye-tracking, and electrophysiological studies of minimally verbal children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Our goal is to provide the field with useful guidelines that will promote the inclusion of the entire spectrum of individuals with autism spectrum disorder in future research investigations. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
28 |
| Entry Date: |
2017 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1153970 |
| Database: |
ERIC |