An aggregate study of single-case research involving aided AAC: Participant characteristics of individuals with autism spectrum disorders

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1500-1509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer B. Ganz ◽  
Theresa L. Earles-Vollrath ◽  
Rose A. Mason ◽  
Mandy J. Rispoli ◽  
Amy K. Heath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Case Research ◽  
Single Case Research ◽  
Aided Aac ◽  
Participant Characteristics ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Catatonia in High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: Case Report and Review of Literature

2007 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 961-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Takaoka ◽  
Tomoji Takata
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Mood Disorder ◽  
High Functioning Autism ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Japanese Woman ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Old Japanese ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Although catatonia has been identified in individuals with autism spectrum disorders, little is known about this relationship. Studies on previous case reports dealing with the relationship between catatonia and autism spectrum disorders are reviewed, then the case of a 28-yr.-old Japanese woman with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder who exhibited mood disorder and catatonia is described. Her mood disorder was apparently induced by a crisis of her “inner world,” constituted as a way of coping with a sense of alienation, related to her impaired development in reciprocal social interaction. Environmental change, a precipitating factor, induced alternation between catatonia and depression. Fluvoxamine ameliorated both features. The catatonia identified in this patient is considered to be symptom derived from depression. Given the limitation of this single case, such a conclusion is necessarily tentative. Closer investigation into cases in which patients with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders describe their own psychological experiences should be pursued.

CAN THE SOCIAL ROBOT PROBO HELP CHILDREN WITH AUTISM TO IDENTIFY SITUATION-BASED EMOTIONS? A SERIES OF SINGLE CASE EXPERIMENTS

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 1350025 ◽  
Author(s):  
CRISTINA ANAMARIA POP ◽  
RAMONA SIMUT ◽  
SEBASTIAN PINTEA ◽  
JELLE SALDIEN ◽  
ALINA RUSU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Social Robot ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional Skills ◽  
The Social ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Children with autism spectrum disorders have difficulties in identifying situation-based emotions, which is a fundamental ability for mind reading. Social robots received increased attention as assisting tools for improving the social and emotional skills of children with autism. This study investigates whether the social robot Probo can help children with autism spectrum disorders to enhance their performance in identifying situation-based emotions. Three participants (age between 5 and 6) diagnozed with autism spectrum disorders were included in a single case AB experimental design, with intersubjects replications. The results show that children's performance improved with moderate to large effect sizes in identifying both sadness and happiness. Based on these results, we intend to perform more extensive investigations regarding the effectiveness of robot assisted therapy in improving social-emotional abilities for children with autism spectrum disorders.

Using Least-To-Most Prompting to Increase the Frequency and Diversity of Pretend Play in Children with Autism

2020 ◽  
pp. 027112142094285
Author(s):  
Dincer Saral ◽  
Burcu Ulke-Kurkcuoglu
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Pretend Play ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Case Research ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Play Behaviors ◽  
Single Case Research ◽  
Target Skills ◽  
Multiple Probe

We examined the effects of the least-to-most prompting (LTM) procedure with contingent imitation (CI) on increasing the frequency and diversity of pretend play in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using a multiple probe across toy sets single-case research design. Three children with ASD aged 5 to 6 years took part in the study. LTM was functionally related to increases in the frequency and diversity of children’s pretend play. Novel pretend play behaviors, sequences, and vocalizations also increased for all children. Importantly, all children maintained the target skills 1, 2, and 4 weeks after the intervention and generalized them across their homes, mothers, and different toys.

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