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We trained 3 mothers of children with autism to create, implement, and systematically fade scripts to promote vocal initiations during play. All 3 children's scripted and unscripted initiations increased after the introduction and fading of scripts, and unscripted initiations were maintained at the 2-week follow-up. The results indicate that parents of children with autism can successfully implement script-fading procedures in their homes and that these procedures are effective methods to increase vocal initiations during play.
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Transtorno Autístico , Transtornos do Desenvolvimento da Linguagem/etiologia , Transtornos do Desenvolvimento da Linguagem/terapia , Relações Mãe-Filho , Comportamento Verbal/fisiologia , Transtorno Autístico/complicações , Transtorno Autístico/psicologia , Transtorno Autístico/reabilitação , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Mães/psicologia , Medida da Produção da FalaRESUMO
The purpose of the current study was to replicate the use of parents as therapists for experimental functional analyses of inappropriate mealtime behavior with multiple participants while measuring procedural integrity. Clear functions were identified, and high percentages of procedural integrity were obtained.
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Cuidadores , Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil/epidemiologia , Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil/psicologia , Comportamento Alimentar , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil/diagnóstico , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
We assessed the use of a joint activity schedule to increase peer engagement for preschoolers with autism. We taught 3 dyads of preschoolers with autism to follow joint activity schedules that cued both members of the pair to play a sequence of interactive games together. Results indicated that joint activity schedules increased peer engagement and the number of games completed for all dyads. Schedule following was maintained without additional prompting when activities were resequenced and when new games were introduced for 2 of the 3 dyads.