Utvärdering av teckenekonomi som belöningssystem : Ett föräldraperspektiv

Sammanfattning: This study addresses the experience of using token economy among parents who have children with the diagnoses autism spectrum disorder and Asperger’s syndrome. The study also examines the factors that may have contributed to the outcome of the results, as age, knowledge and gender. The children counts from the ages 0-18 years old at the time for the use of token economy. The study gathered information through questionnaires who was distributed in Facebook groups for the targeted group. 54 respondents answered the questionnaire in a useful way. The result showed that the most part of the respondents experienced token economy as a poor behavior modification method on these children. One factor that could be of significance for the children with autism, if token economy works, is if they are older than 12 years. More and deeper surveys is needed to generalize the result and the conclusion. Token economy is a controversial and a debated subject within the circle of people who knows the method. Therefore, it is important with continued scientific research and development of the method’s applications.