User:Mewallac/Autism therapies

Applied Behavior Analysis
(Section is listed as needing further information on ABA and its use in the treatment of ASD)

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the applied research field of the science of behavior analysis, and it underpins a wide range of techniques used to treat autism and many other behaviors and diagnoses, including those who are patients in rehab or in whom a behavior change is desired. ABA-based interventions focus on teaching tasks one-on-one using the behaviorist principles of stimulus, response and reward, and on reliable measurement and objective evaluation of observed behavior. There is wide variation in the professional practice of behavior analysis and among the assessments and interventions used in school-based ABA programs. Conversely, various major figures within the autism community have written biographies detailing the harm caused by the provision of ABA, including restraint, sometimes used with mild self stimulatory behaviors such as hand flapping, and verbal abuse. Punishment procedures are very rarely used within the field today; these procedures were once used in the 70s and 80s however now there are ethical guidelines in place to prohibit the use.[citation needed]

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The use of technology has begun to be implemented in ABA therapy for the treatment of autism. Robots, gamification, image processing, story boards, augmented reality, and web systems have been shown to be useful in the treatment of autism. These technologies are used to teach children with autism skill acquisition. The web programs were designed to address skills such as attention, social behavior, communication, and/or reading. ====== Sources:


 * Alves, Fábio Junior; De Carvalho, Emerson Assis; Aguilar, Juliana; De Brito, Lucelmo Lacerda; Bastos, Guilherme Sousa (2020). "Applied Behavior Analysis for the Treatment of Autism: A Systematic Review of Assistive Technologies". IEEE Access. 8: 118664–118672. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3005296. ISSN 2169-3536

Instructor Feedback:

''I would suggest you pull over more of the article as it is unclear to me where your proposed edits above will fit in the context of the current article/referenced section. Additionally, when you do so, be sure to put your additions in a distinctive font (this will help when I do the final assessment). Capitalization needs corrected in the second sentence (none of these methods should be capitalized unless they are the first word in a sentence). I like that you expanded on the web programs specifically, but I wondered about the lack of additional information on things like gamification, image processing, etc? I suggest that you add hyperlinks to terms like gamification, augmented reality, etc, so that they link out to existing Wikipedia articles. The source provided is a nice example of peer-reviewed secondary literature. Remember that, at minimum, I am looking for two such sources in your final submission. In the "sources" section, you essentially have the source listed twice, I would delete the bulleted one since the other is linked to your article. I would suggest that you remove 1-2 of the citations in text. Remember, that with Wikipedia, there isn't an expectation that every line be sourced when the whole paragraph is referencing the same source. How do you plan to expand this further? Will you be explaining all of these assistive technologies and the successes they have enjoyed (or not) in populations with autism? I suggest at this stage you review the assignment rubric so you know the areas I will be reviewing for the final assessment. I look forward to your future edits!''

Respond to peer review: I would like to add this information after the first paragraph that discusses what ABA is and how it is utilized. I can definitely add more information from the article about these therapies and find a second source about ABA therapies to help support this information. I will definitely take a look at the assignment rubric to help guide me on this project in the future. Thank you so much for your feedback!