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ERIC Number: EJ360872
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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A Language Proposal to Maximize Communication for an Echolalic Responding Adult.
Spinks, Tony
Australasian Journal of Special Education, v11 n1 p28-35 May 1987
An imitation training procedure was employed in Australia with an 18-year-old echolalic female in an effort to enhance daily functioning. One hundred sentences in the following curriculum areas were taught: domestic, vocational, community, and leisure. Results are discussed in terms of imitation across curriculum domains and grammatical types. (JW)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Autism, Case Studies, Communication Disorders, Daily Living Skills, Echolalia, Expressive Language, Females, Foreign Countries, Imitation, Socialization, Training Methods, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia
Note: Journal Availability: see, EC 200 601.