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ERIC Number: EJ579570
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Procedures for Teaching Appropriate Gestural Communication Skills to Children with Autism.
Buffington, Dawn M.; Krantz, Patricia J.; Poulson, Claire L.; McClannahan, Lynn E.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v28 n6 p535-45 Dec 1998
Four children (ages 4-6) with autism were taught to use gestures in combination with oral communication. Intervention was introduced successively across three response categories that contained gestures representative of attention-directing/getting, affective, and descriptive behavior. Results indicated that all participants acquired this skill with the systematic implementation of modeling, prompting, and reinforcement. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Body Language, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Modeling (Psychology), Prompting, Reinforcement, Skill Development, Teaching Methods, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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