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ERIC Number: ED670729
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 150
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3021-6305-9
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Teaching Video Games as a Leisure Skill to Arab American Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Video Modeling in a School Setting
Lubna Abdullah Alzayyat
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Duquesne University
Leisure activities are important in assisting individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to build relationships, learn to behave socially appropriately, and acquire new interests--competences that assist in cultivating positive self-consciousness (Specht et al., 2002; Womack et al., 2011). Statistics indicate that 2.3% of 8-year-old children in the United States are diagnosed with ASD (CDC, 2021). Despite these large numbers and the tremendous benefits of engaging in leisure activities, participation in leisure activities is lower among children with ASD when compared to their typically developing peers (Ratcliff et al., 2018). The situation is worse when compared to children with ASD from diverse cultures. Arab American children with ASD have limited access to leisure activities. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of using video modeling to teach Arab American children with ASD to complete leisure activities based on their interest. Three Arab American children diagnosed with ASD participated in this study at a private school in Pittsburgh. A multiple baseline design across participants was used to determine the effectiveness of using video modeling to teach the video game "Just Dance" as a leisure skill. The results of the study demonstrated a positive relationship between video modeling and the acquisition of leisure skills. The participants maintained these leisure skills after the intervention was withdrawn. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)
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