Effects of Covert Audio Coaching on the Attending Behavior of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Crocco, Christina; Bennett, Kyle D.
• Is Part Of: Focus on autism and other developmental disabilities. Volume 34:Number 3(2019:Sep.)
• Page Start: 131
• Page End: 140
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: autism spectrum disorder -- attending behavior -- covert audio coaching -- bug-in-ear coaching; Autism in children -- Periodicals; Autistic children -- Education -- Periodicals; Autism -- Periodicals; Developmental disabilities -- Periodicals; 616.8982
• DOI: 10.1177/1088357618805083
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1088-3576

Abstract

The effects of covert audio coaching, a form of performance feedback delivered remotely through a two-way radio and earbud speaker, was examined on the classroom attending behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Four elementary-aged students with ASD participated. This study was conducted in a private, separate day school for students with ASD. Baseline data showed that participants emitted low levels of attending behavior with a degree of variability. During intervention, all participants increased their level of attending behavior and these data were stable. Follow-up data revealed higher levels of attending compared with baseline; however, these data were more variable than what was observed during intervention. These results and implications for future research and practice are discussed.