Use of a Token Economy to Increase Running on Command Of a Child with Down syndrome
Brooke R. Mize
Texas Woman’s University
Abstract: Children with Down syndrome typically have increased behavioral issues associated with their disability due to the disabilities’ phenotype. Introducing a token economy system was proven effective to increase the amount of running in the subject. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a token economy to increase running on command of a child with Down syndrome. Having a token economy system in place, allows better stability and repetitiveness in their daily lives. This essentially helps the student maintain behavioral control and the maladaptive behaviors are less likely to happen. A five week token economy behavioral program was implemented and included earning tokens (up to five) per session to exchange for up to five minutes of computer time. The results drastically changed from pre-intervention to post-intervention by 80%. Every task was completed and when asked, although there were still minor reoccurring behaviors that needed correction. When implementing a token economy it is still important to manage the smaller behaviors in order to increase the amount of physical activity completed per session.
Introduction: Children with Down syndrome are at an increased risk for behavioral issues due to factors including characteristics associated with the Down syndrome phenotype, increased incidence
Early beliefs suggest that the relationship was rare (Rutter and Hersov 1985). Warner et al (2014) emphasise that the most recent research shows otherwise and there is now a significant minority of patients with DS that make the diagnostic criteria for ASD. Moss et al (2013) state that these patients present with stereotypical behaviours which includes over activity, impulsivity and self-injurious behaviour. This could be a resulting factor as to why children and young people with learning disabilities (LD) have greater hospital admissions an greater lengths of hospital stay than children without LD (Oulton (2013). McDowell and Craven (2011) say that children with DS on average spend 2–3 times more time in hospital than those without Down’s syndrome.
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Down Syndrome Video Case Analysis "Educating Peter" Jessica Goldberg SPE 222: Orient to Ed Exceptional Child (2018 Spring - B) Arizona State University The video, “Educating Peter”, was very eye opening and educating to watch. The video talks about a student Peter Gwasdauskis, who has down syndrome and the trials and tribulations that he went through in his first year of public school. Peter is seen as inconsistent and unpredictable, which caused the teacher to watch other children carefully and Peter very carefully. The students all individually took charge of the unique and uncomfortable situations that occurred in class. The students either firmly told Peter that they did not like what he was doing, or they helped him so if he was struggling with his work he was pushed into the right direction.
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