ERIC Number: EJ1469346
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Apr
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
EISSN: EISSN-1938-3703
Available Date: 2025-03-21
Effects of a Smartphone-Based Picture Activity Schedule on Self-Checkout Skills of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Xuan Yang1; Catharine Lory2; Yiyi Huang1
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v58 n2 p319-328 2025
With the widespread use of mobile and self-service technology in everyday living, acquiring independent living skills associated with the use of current technology (e.g., self-checkout, mobile payment) is increasingly important for successful community integration. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of a picture activity schedule presented on a smartphone to teach self-checkout skills in a natural community setting to three secondary school students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A concurrent multiple-baseline-across-participants design was used to determine the functional relation between the smartphone-based picture activity schedule intervention and increase in self-checkout skills. Maintenance and treatment extension outcomes were also assessed. The results showed that the intervention was effective in improving self-checkout skills for students with ASD and demonstrated positive maintenance and treatment extension outcomes. This study suggests that a smartphone-based activity schedule has the potential to serve as a minimally intrusive and nonstigmatizing support for students with ASD.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Secondary School Students, Pictorial Stimuli, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Independent Living, Daily Living Skills, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China; 2Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education, College of Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA