Defectology and Education Today: Fundamental and Applied Research
- Authors:
- Daria V. Gorbulia, Elena N. Azletskaia
- Work direction:
- Социализация и интеграция лиц с особыми образовательными потребностями в системе образования и социокультурном пространстве
- Abstract:
- Abstract. The article analyzes the motivational component as a significant condition for the effectiveness of the PECS alternative communication system in correcting unwanted behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders and severe multiple developmental disorders. The relevance of the study is due to the need to increase the effectiveness of correctional work with non-verbal students, for whom aggression, auto-aggression and other forms of maladaptive behavior often perform the function of expressing needs. The purpose of the study is to justify the significance of the child's individual motivational profile in the course of PECS training. The methodological basis was made up of a content analysis of domestic and foreign studies, a comparative analysis of PECS application protocols, as well as modeling a motivational-adaptive reinforcement selection algorithm. Ideas about the nature of undesirable behavior are summarized, the role of motivation in initiating a communicative act
- Keywords:
- autism spectrum disorders, PECS, motivational component, alternative communication, undesirable behavior, functional communication, reinforcement, behavior correction, communicative impairment, motivational profile, sensory motivation, social motivation, instrumental motivation, preference analysis