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Assessing choice making among children with multiple disabilities.

J Sigafoos1, R Dempsey

  • 1Fred and Eleanor Schonell Special Education Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|January 1, 1992
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This study validated choice-making behaviors in children with multiple disabilities. Results show refusal increased when choices were not honored, confirming gesture validity.

Area of Science:

  • * Applied Behavior Analysis
  • * Developmental Psychology
  • * Special Education

Background:

  • * Learners with multiple disabilities often use idiosyncratic gestures for communication.
  • * Validating these gestures is crucial for effective communication and support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To assess the validity of idiosyncratic choice-making behaviors in three children with multiple disabilities.
  • * To determine if gestures accurately reflect the child's preferences.

Main Methods:

  • * A reversal design was employed to observe choice-making behaviors.
  • * Children chose between food and drink items under two conditions: choices honored and choices reversed.
  • * Observations focused on acceptance of chosen items and refusal of unchosen items.

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Main Results:

  • * All three children consistently indicated choices between food and drink items.
  • * Acts of refusal were significantly more frequent when the teacher delivered the item opposite to the child's choice.
  • * This pattern suggests the gestures were valid indicators of preference.

Conclusions:

  • * Idiosyncratic gestures can serve as valid indicators of choice for children with multiple disabilities.
  • * Assessment procedures used in this study can help determine the function of these gestures.
  • * Intervention may be necessary to teach choice-making skills to children lacking them.