Tracy's Case Study
For each of the following, include potential supports her family may provide.
Identify some of the concerns or challenges that might be expressed by community members.
With enough support from friends, family, and community Tracy can succeed. She has the skills to complete everyday living tasks but her impulsivity and aggression can be a cause for concern in the beginning. If Tracy focuses and has the caring and the non-judgmental support she needs and the necessary patients from friends, family and community; Tracy will learn the social rules of interaction with other people in appropriate manner which could include:
Reinforce what the student does well socially—use behavior-specific praise and concrete reinforcement if needed to shape pro-social behavior
Model social interaction, turn taking, reciprocity
Teach imitation, motor as well as verbal …show more content…
Having ASD has caused Tracy to become impulsive and in return has caused aggression. She is not on grade level with reading, and needs constant reminders to choose appropriate clothing and change her clothes on a regular basis.
Describe at least one intervention to reduce the instances of problem behavior.
An intervention that would be appropriate for Tracy would be applied behavior analysis which is based on the idea that people are more likely to repeat behaviors that are rewarded than behaviors that are not recognized or are ignored (WebMD). With the use of ABA Tracy will be able to recognize her impulsivity and have better control.
Identify one alternative behavior that Tracey will learn to replace the need to engage in the problem behavior.
When Tracy feels impulsive she can walk away to get a better grip of her emotions before acting out, avoiding the situation that causes the aggression. Tracy can also be taught appropriate behavior with self-management and positive reinforcement.
Describe how you will collect behavior data to determine the effectiveness of
Identify some of the concerns or challenges that might be expressed by community members.
With enough support from friends, family, and community Tracy can succeed. She has the skills to complete everyday living tasks but her impulsivity and aggression can be a cause for concern in the beginning. If Tracy focuses and has the caring and the non-judgmental support she needs and the necessary patients from friends, family and community; Tracy will learn the social rules of interaction with other people in appropriate manner which could include:
Reinforce what the student does well socially—use behavior-specific praise and concrete reinforcement if needed to shape pro-social behavior
Model social interaction, turn taking, reciprocity
Teach imitation, motor as well as verbal …show more content…
Having ASD has caused Tracy to become impulsive and in return has caused aggression. She is not on grade level with reading, and needs constant reminders to choose appropriate clothing and change her clothes on a regular basis.
Describe at least one intervention to reduce the instances of problem behavior.
An intervention that would be appropriate for Tracy would be applied behavior analysis which is based on the idea that people are more likely to repeat behaviors that are rewarded than behaviors that are not recognized or are ignored (WebMD). With the use of ABA Tracy will be able to recognize her impulsivity and have better control.
Identify one alternative behavior that Tracey will learn to replace the need to engage in the problem behavior.
When Tracy feels impulsive she can walk away to get a better grip of her emotions before acting out, avoiding the situation that causes the aggression. Tracy can also be taught appropriate behavior with self-management and positive reinforcement.
Describe how you will collect behavior data to determine the effectiveness of