In my action research paper, I am focusing on how behavioral and social problems affect the learning process of students with autism. I will be the teacher in the categorical classroom that this action research study will be conducted. The class will consist of five students, each on the autism spectrum. The classroom is made up of four boys and one female. All students are thirteen years of age in the seventh grade. All of the students are from a low-income family; however, they do have strong parental support. I believe that I will find that the autistic students that don’t have social and emotional problems will have stronger academic test scores than those who do. The subjects that the research will take place in will be in math
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Self-injurious behavior in autism provides significant challenges that merit the use of empirically validated treatment. Behavioral and pharmacological treatments are two highly researched treatments approaches used for people with SIB and autism. When the clear behavioral function for self-injurious behavior is not present, research has found multimodal treatments to be effective. (Mahatmya, Zobel, & Valdovinos, 2008) Split attention is one of the most common problems in autistic children. Split attention prevents autism children from being able to focus attention on their learning and tasks. Bernard-Opitz, et al, 1990; Chen & Bernard-Optiz, 1993; Panyan, 1984; Yamamoto & Miya, 1999, conducted a study to display that autistic children with computers in a structured and controlled environment was found to be successful. (Aliee, Jomhari, & Reza, 2013) Repetitive behaviors such as excessive straightening are popular observed among individuals with autism. (Kuhn, Hardesty, & Sweeney, 2009) The data collected from the research performed by Kuhn are consistent with previous researches with that individuals with autism may engage in straightening behaviors and that attempts to prevent these behaviors may increase rates of other
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Self-injurious behavior in autism provides significant challenges that merit the use of empirically validated treatment. Behavioral and pharmacological treatments are two highly researched treatments approaches used for people with SIB and autism. When the clear behavioral function for self-injurious behavior is not present, research has found multimodal treatments to be effective. (Mahatmya, Zobel, & Valdovinos, 2008) Split attention is one of the most common problems in autistic children. Split attention prevents autism children from being able to focus attention on their learning and tasks. Bernard-Opitz, et al, 1990; Chen & Bernard-Optiz, 1993; Panyan, 1984; Yamamoto & Miya, 1999, conducted a study to display that autistic children with computers in a structured and controlled environment was found to be successful. (Aliee, Jomhari, & Reza, 2013) Repetitive behaviors such as excessive straightening are popular observed among individuals with autism. (Kuhn, Hardesty, & Sweeney, 2009) The data collected from the research performed by Kuhn are consistent with previous researches with that individuals with autism may engage in straightening behaviors and that attempts to prevent these behaviors may increase rates of other