Obtaining assent from potential research participants is an important component of research for reasons related to ethics compliance, self-determination, and choice. However, unique issues arise when working with populations who cannot assent through traditional means, such as individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related developmental disabilities (DD). The purpose of this paper is to review and discuss assent practices within behavior-analytic research to identify strategies that can be used to obtain assent from potential participants with ASD and DDs. We began with a descriptive literature review of behavior-analytic articles that included the term “assent” to identify what practices behavior analysts have used to obtain assent from participants. In short, very few articles that clearly addressed assent procedures were identified. Thus, we propose a model for gaining assent when working with individuals with ASD and DDs.

中文翻译：

---

行为分析研究的参与者同意：自闭症和发育障碍参与者的注意事项

获得潜在研究参与者的同意是研究的重要组成部分，原因与道德合规、自决和选择有关。然而，在与无法通过传统方式同意的人群合作时会出现独特的问题，例如自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 和相关发育障碍 (DD) 的个体。本文的目的是回顾和讨论行为分析研究中的同意实践，以确定可用于获得 ASD 和 DD 潜在参与者同意的策略。我们首先对包含“同意”一词的行为分析文章进行描述性文献回顾，以确定行为分析师使用哪些实践来获得参与者的同意。简而言之，很少有文章明确涉及同意程序。