Teaching Water Safety Skills to Children with ASD using Behavior Analysis

INTRODUCTION:

• Water related incidents following wandering/elopement (i.e., leaving an area without permission) are among the leading causes of death for kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; Guan & Li, 2017).

• Previous research evaluated reactive strategies for individuals with ASD level 1

PURPOSE:

• Evaluate the effects of behavior analytic strategies in teaching water safety skills to children diagnosed with ASD level 2