Exposing Kids with ASD to Horses

desired behaviours.
Some of the experimental questions that I would impose include
If a child with ASD is given a preference assessment would they select an equinerelated activity as a preferred activity?
If an equinerelated activity is selected by a child will that context impact their verbal behaviour e g. use of mands tacts intraverbals and echoics?
If a child selects an equinerelated activity will that context impact their social behaviour e g. turn taking joint attention role reversal imitation?
In this instance Ara was the subject and Bucky was the context that created motivation for Ara. Ara was comfortable with the idea interested in the horse and therefore motivated to engage in the experience. Therefore the experiment did not appear to have any roadblocks. This agreeable engagement resulted in positive outcomes. A familys perceived value of a service is directly related to the outcomes and demonstrations they witness. I greatly enjoy working with PCFA for this very reason. PCFA promotes research while embracing the diversity of each child. Moreover we care enough to ask questions and design the research with innovation and diversity in mind.