Social Stories and Token Economy as a Method of Overcoming Off-task Behavior in Teenager with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Adinda Istiqomah, Iwan Wahyu Widayat

2018

Abstract

Behavior that is not incompatible with the purpose of learning activities is called inappropriate behavior and if it appears in the learning activities can be referred to off-task behavior. Off-task behavior has a negative impact ob performance and learning outcomes in shool settings.This study aims to determine the effectiveness of social stories and token economy as a methods of overcoming off-task behavior in teenager with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Subjects in this study were 18-year-old high school students who broke up from addict gadgets that it shows off-task behavior in schools. The research design that been used is single case experiment design. The data collection instrument was conducted with a series of assessments: observation, interview, CARS checklist, and level of serenity DSM V. The results of assessment show that subjects has experience off-task behavior, i.e the subject does not pay attention to the teacher, off task in the class, non completion task given at home, and sleep in the classroom during the lessons. The results of the treatment after giving social stories and token economy on the evaluation of observation and interviews show that: (1) the subject understanding to expected behavior in the class (2) Improving the subject attention to learning in class. Based on this research, it is suggested that the method of social stories and token economy can be one of the media to reduce the off-task behavior in teenager with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Istiqomah A. and Widayat I. (2018). Social Stories and Token Economy as a Method of Overcoming Off-task Behavior in Teenager with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS, ISBN 978-989-758-435-0, pages 34-40. DOI: 10.5220/0008584900340040

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icp-hesos18,
author={Adinda Istiqomah and Iwan Wahyu Widayat},
title={Social Stories and Token Economy as a Method of Overcoming Off-task Behavior in Teenager with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,},
year={2018},
pages={34-40},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008584900340040},
isbn={978-989-758-435-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,
TI - Social Stories and Token Economy as a Method of Overcoming Off-task Behavior in Teenager with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
SN - 978-989-758-435-0
AU - Istiqomah A.
AU - Widayat I.
PY - 2018
SP - 34
EP - 40
DO - 10.5220/0008584900340040