dc.creator | Roantree, Christina Frances | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-22T17:26:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-08-06 | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-08-06 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/etd-07152013-122601 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/13025 | |
dc.description.abstract | Perseverative speech is the inability to adapt topics of conversation along with the social context and continuing with one topic even after it has ceased to be socially appropriate (Sandson & Albert, 1984). Perseverative speech has been studied in a variety of populations (i.e., aphasiacs, traumatic brain disorder, etc) and has been identified as a common problem in individuals with high-functioning autism (HFA; Volkmar et al., 2005). There is evidence to suggest that perseverative speech may have an operant function, therefore being amenable to interventions based on environmental manipulations (Allyon & Michael, 1959). Functional analysis (FA) is a common assessment of operant function and has been used for a variety of problem behaviors (Hanley et al., 2003).
The current study extended the use of FA to identify the following, three aspects of perseverative speech of three, elementary-aged students with HFA: (a) whether there is a social function; (b) whether perseverative speech is a skill acquisition or performance deficit; and (c) whether peer or adult attention has differential effects on perseverative speech. Results indicate these FA procedures were able to identify these aspects of perseverative speech. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.subject | perseverative speech | |
dc.subject | Aspergers syndrome | |
dc.title | Using functional analysis and presession attention to assess peer versus adult attention as a motivating operation for perseverative speech | |
dc.type | dissertation | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Erik W. Carter | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Mary Louise Hemmeter | |
dc.type.material | text | |
thesis.degree.name | PHD | |
thesis.degree.level | dissertation | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Special Education | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Vanderbilt University | |
local.embargo.terms | 2015-08-06 | |
local.embargo.lift | 2015-08-06 | |
dc.contributor.committeeChair | Joseph H. Wehby | |
dc.contributor.committeeChair | Craig H. Kennedy | |