ERIC Number: EJ1221767
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Publication Date: 2019-Aug
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A Pilot Evaluation of a Treatment Package to Teach Social Conversation via Video-Chat
Brodhead, Matthew T.; Kim, So Yeon; Rispoli, Mandy J.; Sipila, Emma S.; Bak, M. Y. Savana
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v49 n8 p3316-3327 Aug 2019
By engaging with family members through video-chat technology, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may access additional opportunities to develop social connections to build familial cohesion and access emotional support. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a behavioral intervention package in teaching social conversation via video-chat. Using a non-concurrent multiple-baseline across participants with an embedded alternating treatments design, three seven-year-old males with ASD were taught two variations of a social conversation. Their conversation skills generalized to unfamiliar adults, some of whom had no prior experience with children with ASD. When visual supports were removed, participants appropriately varied their social conversations. Social conversations continued to occur 2 weeks following the completion of the study. Results and implications are discussed.
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Males, Instructional Effectiveness, Behavior Modification, Videoconferencing
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Language: English
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