Autism- Ch. 13 Social skills in School setting

Question 1

The authors define perspective-taking as what? (p. 275) In your own words, what does this refer to in behavioral terms?

Answer 1

a. The ability to predict another person’s state of mind

b. Predicting another organism’s behavior based on the history of reinforcement.

Question 2

What is theory of mind (TOM)?

Answer 2

How we predict what other people are thinking

Question 3

There are two ways that antecedent intervention can be used to alter behavior

Answer 3

1. The intervention may serve as a reminder or clue to the individual that a particular behavior will be rewarded.
2. May enhance the motivation of the student to perform the target behavior

Question 4

Social stories

Answer 4

Short, individualized stories that describe a particular situation and direct the student to perform a desired behavior in that situation.

Question 5

What is the rationale for social stories and what are they used to increase?

Answer 5

a. Children with autism do not notice and comprehend natural social cues, and this leads to difficulty with performing socially appropriate behavior.

Question 6

The two drawbacks of social stories.

Answer 6

a. There is a limited amount of solid research regarding the topic
b. Little research has been done to determine whether children with autism will generalize the use of the skills learned to other environments.

Question 7

Describe what self-management interventions consist of?

Answer 7

The child is taught to supervise and modify his or her own behavior.

Question 8

The rationale for self-management inteventions

Answer 8

(1) The teacher cannot be with the student at all times, so many behaviors get overlooked. (2) If the child learns to change and modify her own behavior, it is more likely that the intervention will have an effect in several settings.

Question 9

What are the two types of self-management?

Answer 9

1. Self-monitoring

2. Self-reinforcement

Question 10

Describe what each of these categories of peer-mediated intervention do

Answer 10

a. Peers as partners: Peers are play partners serve to create a positive social environment.
b. Peer as trainer: Peers implement social skill intervention strategies that are typically implemented by teachers or other adults.
c. Peer as tutor: Pairing an academically strong and typically developing child with a target child with a disability for the purpose of tutoring the target child in an academic area.