{"title":"ABA Promotes Autonomy and Choice of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities","authors":"Matt Tincani, Matthew T. Brodhead, Art Dowdy","doi":"10.1007/s10882-024-09949-5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the branch of behavior science focused on solving problems of social significance. For over six decades, ABA researchers and practitioners have sought to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through application of evidence-based supports. Influenced by the disability rights movement which gained momentum in 1970s and 80 s, the field of ABA has developed an array of procedures to enhance autonomy and choice of people with IDD. These include assessing individual preferences, teaching choice making, augmentative and alternative communication, and techniques for supporting greater self-control. We present behavior analytic definitions of autonomy and choice, illustrate how each of these strategies enable greater autonomy and choice of people with IDD, and discuss unresolved issues and future directions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47565,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities","volume":"82 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-024-09949-5","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EDUCATION, SPECIAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the branch of behavior science focused on solving problems of social significance. For over six decades, ABA researchers and practitioners have sought to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through application of evidence-based supports. Influenced by the disability rights movement which gained momentum in 1970s and 80 s, the field of ABA has developed an array of procedures to enhance autonomy and choice of people with IDD. These include assessing individual preferences, teaching choice making, augmentative and alternative communication, and techniques for supporting greater self-control. We present behavior analytic definitions of autonomy and choice, illustrate how each of these strategies enable greater autonomy and choice of people with IDD, and discuss unresolved issues and future directions.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities is an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of original research and clinical reports from a variety of fields serving persons with developmental and physical disabilities. Submissions from researchers, clinicians, and related professionals in the fields of psychology, rehabilitation, special education, kinesiology, counseling, social work, psychiatry, nursing, and rehabilitation medicine are considered. Investigations utilizing group comparisons as well as single-case experimental designs are of primary interest. In addition, case studies that are of particular clinical relevance or that describe innovative evaluation and intervention techniques are welcome. All research and clinical reports should contain sufficient procedural detail so that readers can clearly understand what was done, how it was done, and why the strategy was selected. Rigorously conducted replication studies utilizing group and single-case designs are welcome irrespective of results obtained. In addition, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and theoretical discussions that contribute substantially to understanding the problems and strengths of persons with developmental and physical disabilities are considered for publication. Authors are encouraged to preregister empirical studies, replications, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses in a relevant public database and to include such information with their submission to the journal. Authors are also encouraged, where possible and applicable, to deposit data that support the findings of their research in a public repository (see detailed “Research Data Policy” module in the journal’s Instructions for Authors). In response to the need for increased clinical and research endeavors with persons with developmental and physical disabilities, the journal is cross-categorical and unbiased methodologically.
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