AQUISIÇÃO E GENERALIZAÇÃO DE COMPORTAMENTOS EM UMA CRIANÇA COM DIAGNÓTICO DE AUTISMO

Abstract

The aim of the present research was to investigate a nine-year-old boy s behavior diagnosed as having autism. Behavior analysis strategies were used for the acquisition and generalization of the participant s behaviors. They were made through the outlining of a multiple baseline among behaviors followed by the generalization test. The selected behaviors to go through the intervention were: eye contact, right pronunciation and instruction follow-up. The intervention occurred in three conditions: by the researcher, by the mother and the researcher and by the mother alone. The results show that the procedures were effective in the acquisition and generalization of the behaviors trained by the participants. The results were discussed in terms of applied methodology, reached effects and data comparison with theory. After the research phase was finished, it was possible to state that behavioral changes that were shown by the participant were quite considerable and constitute resultant from the procedures to which they were subjected.