Tolerance of Face Coverings for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Overview

Journal J Appl Behav Anal

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2021 Mar 27

PMID 33772777

Citations 6

Authors

Mary Halbur

Tiffany Kodak

Marisa McKee

Regina Carroll

Elizabeth Preas

Jessi Reidy

Maria Clara Cordeiro

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Abstract

Healthcare professionals and government officials have advised the use of personal protective equipment, such as face masks and face shields, to assist with limiting the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Due to the prevalence of challenging behavior associated with other medical routines, the present study evaluated a treatment package composed of graduated exposure, prompts, reinforcement, and escape extinction on tolerance of wearing a face covering for up to 5 min for 12 children with ASD in a systematic replication of Cox et al. (2017) and Sivaraman et al. (2020). We also extended previous research by measuring generalization of face covering type (i.e., face shield) and the efficacy of a treatment extension for tolerating a face covering for up to 15 min during the participants' trial-based instruction and play periods.

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