Theses and Dissertations

Date of Award

5-2018

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Communication Sciences and Disorders

First Advisor

Dr. Ruth Crutchfield

Second Advisor

Keri Gonzalez

Third Advisor

Valerio Celedon

Abstract

Speech language pathologists in the pediatric setting will typically find themselves working with children with autism and implementing behavior management strategies in order to implement the most effective therapy. Many of these behavior management strategies fall under the category of applied behavioral analysis, however applied behavioral analysis is not widely implemented as a whole in speech therapy. This thesis reviews current literature regarding autism, behavior management, and Applied Behavioral Analysis in speech therapy; and how speech language pathologists currently perceive applied behavioral analysis and its usefulness in speech therapy. General findings of this thesis revealed that the majority of speech language pathologists feel comfortable addressing repetitive behaviors, restlessness, and talking loudly to themselves. However, speech language pathologists do not feel comfortable addressing children with autism not being toilet trained and having aversions to food or drinks.

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Copyright 2018 Irene Cortez. All Rights Reserved.

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