TEACHING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO RESPOND TO THE LURES OF STRANGERS: A REVİEW OF THE LITERATURE

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All children are likely to run across many threats to personal safety in their interactions with the social environment. Although it is the responsibility of parents and other adults to decrease safety threats and to educate their children to engage in the secure behavior, some children still encounter safety threats that could result in injury or death if they lack the skills needed to respond appropriately. The present study reviewed the literature in teaching individuals with developmental disabilities to respond to the lures of strangers. A systematic search of EBSCO-Host, Academic Search Complete, and Google Scholar for the years of 1990-2016 was conducted. Twelve single subject design research articles met our inclusion criteria and were obtained from this search. Three studies trained sexualabuse protection skills, eight studies trained how to avoid abduction by strangers and one study trained how to respond if a stranger knocked on the door. Each study involved participants with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorder. Researchers used intervention packages including video modeling, corrective feedback, graduated guidance, live modeling, role-play, the system of a least prompt, instructions and positive reinforcement in ten studies. Although results of the studies are positive in general, a few issues remain that need to be addressed in future research and practice.

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Developmental disabilities , autism , abuse , abduction , self , protection skills

Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi