S5E4: Defining and Measuring Indices of Happiness and Unhappiness in Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Devon Ramey

Devon Ramey joins us to talk about their paper, Defining and Measuring Indices of Happiness and Unhappiness in Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Show Notes

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Acknowledgments

Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA

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Assistant Producers

Jesse Perrin

Sarah Sudhoff

Shayne Rivard

Hannah Grey

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Behavior Analysis in Practice

Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA

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Music

Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude

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Link to Article

Defining and Measuring Indices of Happiness and Unhappiness in Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (springer.com)

References

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McConachie, H., Mason, D., Parr, J. R., Garland, D., Wilson, C., & Rodgers, J. (2018). Enhancing the validity of a quality of life measure for autistic people. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 48(5), 1596–1611. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3402-z

Parsons, M. B., Reid, D. H., Bentley, E., Inman, A., & Lattimore, L. P. (2012). Identifying indices of happiness and unhappiness among adults with autism: Potential targets for behavioral assessment and intervention. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 5(1), 15–25. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391814

Ramey, D., Healy, O., Lang, R., Gormley, L., & Pullen, N. (2019). Measuring mood as a dependent variable in behavioral interventions for individuals with ASD: A systematic review. Review Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 6(3), 255–273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-019-00169-8

Ramey, D., Healy, O., & McEnaney, E. (2022). Defining and measuring indices of happiness and unhappiness in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 16(1), 194–209.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-022-00710-y

Schwartz, I. S., & Kelly, E. M. (2021). Quality of life for people with disabilities: Why applied behavior analysts should consider this a primary dependent variable. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 46(3), 159–172. https://doi.org/10.1177/15407969211033629

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