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Publication Date: 2017
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Teaching Conversational Speech to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Text-Message Prompting
Grosberg, Denise; Charlop, Marjorie H.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v50 n4 p789-804 Fall 2017
The present study was designed to teach conversational speech using text-message prompts to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in home play settings with siblings and peers. A multiple baseline design across children was used. Children learned conversational speech through the text-message prompts, and the behavior generalized across peers and settings. Maintenance of treatment gains was seen at 1-month follow-up probes. Social validity measures indicated that parents of typically developing children viewed the participants' conversational speech as much improved after the intervention. Results are discussed in terms of the efficacy of text-message prompts as a promising way to improve conversational speech for children with ASD.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Communication Skills, Teaching Methods, Computer Mediated Communication, Telecommunications, Prompting, Outcomes of Treatment, Instructional Effectiveness, Play
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Language: English
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