Abstract
Many individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) display stimulus overselectivity, wherein a subset of relevant components in a compound stimulus controls responding, which impairs discrimination learning. The original experimental research on stimulus overselectivity in ASD was conducted several decades ago; however, interventions for children with ASD now typically include programming to target conditional discriminations in ways that might minimize the prevalence of stimulus overselectivity. The present study assessed 42 children who had been diagnosed or educationally identified with ASD using a discrimination learning assessment. Of these 42 children, 19% displayed overselective responding, which is a lower percentage than that seen in early research. Possible explanations for this decreased percentage, implications for intervention, and future directions for research are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 71-84 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- autism
- compound stimulus
- conditional discrimination
- stimulus overselectivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
- Philosophy
- Sociology and Political Science
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Examination of the prevalence of stimulus overselectivity in children with ASD. / Rieth, Sarah R.; Stahmer, Aubyn; Suhrheinrich, Jessica; Schreibman, Laura.
In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Vol. 48, No. 1, 01.01.2015, p. 71-84.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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