EFFECTS OF MULTI-SENSORY ENVIRONMENT ON ADULTS WITH AUTISM WHO EXPERIENCE REPETITIVE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR
Author
Bova, Samantha
Abstract
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is associated with a wide range of characteristics including challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, language and nonverbal communication. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether engagement in multi-sensory environments (MSE) decreases repetitive behaviors in adults with ASD. The study included three adults diagnosed with an intellectual disability and ASD who demonstrate repetitive patterns of behavior. A single-subject ABA withdrawal design was used to examine the effect of the MSE intervention on repetitive behaviors. There were no conclusive findings related to the effectiveness of this approach on behaviors; each participant responded in a different way to the intervention. This study addresses some of the implications and uses of MSEs as an intervention for adults with ASD who experience repetitive patterns of behavior in recreational therapy practice.
Date
2018-07-24
Citation:
APA:
Bova, Samantha.
(July 2018).
EFFECTS OF MULTI-SENSORY ENVIRONMENT ON ADULTS WITH AUTISM WHO EXPERIENCE REPETITIVE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR
(Master's Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship.
(http://hdl.handle.net/10342/6961.)
MLA:
Bova, Samantha.
EFFECTS OF MULTI-SENSORY ENVIRONMENT ON ADULTS WITH AUTISM WHO EXPERIENCE REPETITIVE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR.
Master's Thesis. East Carolina University,
July 2018. The Scholarship.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/6961.
April 19, 2024.
Chicago:
Bova, Samantha,
“EFFECTS OF MULTI-SENSORY ENVIRONMENT ON ADULTS WITH AUTISM WHO EXPERIENCE REPETITIVE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR”
(Master's Thesis., East Carolina University,
July 2018).
AMA:
Bova, Samantha.
EFFECTS OF MULTI-SENSORY ENVIRONMENT ON ADULTS WITH AUTISM WHO EXPERIENCE REPETITIVE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR
[Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University;
July 2018.
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East Carolina University