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ArticleBehavior analysis in practice2024

Beyond Trial Counts: Considerations for Measuring Play and Engagement During Early Intervention for Autistic Children.

Tracy J Raulston, Ciara L Ousley, Emily M Hinton, Andrea M Ramirez

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Tracy J RaulstonTexas State University, San Marcos, TX USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3166-7716
Ciara L OusleyThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0789-0344
Emily M HintonAction Behavior Centers, Austin, TX USA.
Andrea M RamirezAction Behavior Centers, Austin, TX USA.

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Abstract

Play is critical to child development. In early childhood, object play evolves from exploratory behavior to complex symbolic play. Engagement during play, particularly joint engagement, is essential for learning and social interaction. Board Certified Behavior Analysts® (BCBAs) who provide early intervention services to young autistic children may experience barriers when designing programming and data collection systems for play and engagement. In this paper, we compare Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI) and Natural Environment Teaching (NET) approaches. Considerations for measuring object play and engagement during naturalistic play routines are presented. We encourage BCBAs to consider simple frequency counts when measuring object play actions and interval recording or rating scales for tracking engagement states. These methods may better accommodate the variability in play and engagement behavior, allow for more flexible play routines, and support a more nuanced analysis of child progress.

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AutismData collectionEarly interventionEngagementMeasurementNaturalistic developmental behavioral interventionsObject play

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PMID39790927
PMCPMC11707208

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