Executive Functions of Child with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A pilot study of conceptual parameters and therapeutic intervention

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Ειδική Αγωγή
Library of the School of Philosophy
Deposit date:
2019-07-06
Year:
2019
Author:
Bozini Triantafyllia
Supervisors info:
Αγγελική Γενά, Καθηγήτρια Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΚΗ ΣΧΟΛΗ, ΕΚΠΑ, ΤΜΗΜΑ ΦΠΨ
Εριφύλλη Τσιρέμπολου, Διδάκτορας Ψυχολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Δρ. Πέτρος Γαλάνης, ΕΚΠΑ, ΕΔΙΠ του τομέα Παιδαγωγικής, ΦΠΨ
Original Title:
Επιτελικές Λειτουργίες Παιδιoύ με Διαταραχή Αυτιστικού Φάσματος (ΔΑΦ): Μια πιλοτική διερεύνηση εννοιολογικών παραμέτρων και θεραπευτικής παρέμβασης
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
Executive Functions of Child with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A pilot study of conceptual parameters and therapeutic intervention
Summary:
Executive functions (EF) are by definition deficient in people in the Autism Spectrum. Deficits in EF are associated with difficulties in skills such as adaptive behavior, school performance, and social interaction. It is likely that there may be differences among children with ASD regarding EF, such as working memory, inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility. The purpose of this study is to assess and teach skills of executive functions, specifically working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility, as well as to investigate whether there are overlaps in the three areas mentioned above. This probability will be studied by examining whether an intervention in one executive skill affects another. The participant in this study is a 6.3 year-old boy with ASD, who is a pupil who attends first grade in regular education without receiving any form of support in school. The effectiveness of the intervention - based in the science of Behavioral Analysis and the use of techniques such as positive reinforcement, shaping and modeling - will be evaluated by direct observation and the use of a multiple baseline across response categories experimental design. It is expected that there will be an overlap among the EFs under study but an increase in all target responses following the introduction of intervention. This outcome will lead to the conclusion that we can treat EFs as operant behavior.
Main subject category:
Philosophy - Psychology
Keywords:
Key words: ASD, executive functions, working memory, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, Behavior Analysis
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
156
Number of pages:
135
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