A Study of Effectiveness in Treatment of Stereotypic Behaviors of Pupils with Autism Using Sitting Hug Machine

• Main Authors: JIN-XIONG WANG, 王錦雄
• Other Authors: RI-SHENG LUO
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/64336193351867036540

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 數位內容科技學系碩士班 === 101 === The purpose of this study was to Invention a Sitting Hug Machine which used some mechanical squeezing action to lead to Deep pressure , and investigated the effects of Sitting Hug Machine on stereotypic behavior for elementary school students with severe autism. The Single subject research withdrawal design was utilized in the study. The independent variable was the Intervention of Sitting Hug Machine, and the dependent variable was the immediate effects of stereotypic behaviors. The Intervention of Sitting Hug Machine lasted for consecutive 6 weeks and it was conducted 5 periods a week. Each period lasted 5 minutes. The data were collected on the two subjects during baseline, withdrawal and interventions phases. Visual analysis and C statistic were used in this study in order to analyze the data. The social validity analysis was also supplemented by the Journals of Observing two subjects’ behavior and interviewing their teachers. Results of this study were summarized as followings : 1. subjects and their parents, teachers undoubtedly agreed The design of Sitting Hug Machine. 2. the Interventions of Sitting Hug Machine immediately improved one of the stereotypic behaviors in one of two elementary school students with severe autism. 3. The teachers of two subjects agreed the effects of the Intervention of Sitting Hug Machine. This research had a high social validity. According to the above-mentioned results, some suggestions for the instruction and further researches were made .