Citation

Dixon DR, Bergstrom R, Smith MN, Tarbox J. Res. Dev. Disabil. 2010; 31(5): 985-994.

Affiliation

Center for Autism and Related Disorders, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ridd.2010.03.007

PMID

20427149

Abstract

Safety skills are an important but often neglected area of training for persons with developmental disabilities (DD). The present study reviewed the literature on teaching safety skills to persons with DD. Safety skills involve a variety of behaviors such as knowing how to cross the street or what to do in case of a house fire. A number of studies have been conducted on teaching these skills to individuals with DD. The studies reviewed have varying degrees of success and demonstrate varying degrees of generalization, but the general finding has been that prompting, reinforcement, and role-playing are effective teaching procedures across a variety of participants, skills, and settings.

Language: en