Date of Award
6-2019
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Applied Behavior Analysis: M.S.
Department
Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy
College
School of Health and Human Services
First Advisor
Benjamin Witts
Second Advisor
Kimberly Schulze
Third Advisor
Michele Traub
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
auditory sensitivity, assessment, ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Abstract
Children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are frequently reported to show sensitivity to auditory stimuli. While auditory preference assessments can show relative preference of one sound over another, they don’t provide information on the extent to which a sound might be aversive. The present study developed an escape and avoidance assessment in attempt to capture any sensitivity to auditory stimuli by comparing the results from this assessment to a standard auditory preference assessment, examining avoidance and escape responses of children to different speech types, and comparing the responses of children with an ASD diagnosis to typically developing children.
Recommended Citation
Pasyk, Anastasia, "A Framework for Studying Sensitivity to Auditory Stimuli: An Exploratory Study" (2019). Culminating Projects in Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy. 64.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cpcf_etds/64
