Peer-mediated teaching and augmentative and alternative communication for preschool-aged children with autism.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of two communication interventions for preschool-aged children with autism. METHOD: Six typically developing peers were taught to implement peer-mediated naturalistic teaching, with and without a speech generating device (SGD), during...

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Publicado en:Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 173 - 187
Autores principales: Trembath D, Balandin S, Togher L, Stancliffe RJ
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2009
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          Trembath D
          Balandin S
          Togher L
          Stancliffe RJ
        affil: Discipline of Speech Pathology, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia. D.Trembath@usyd.edu.au
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          Alternative and Augmentative Communication Utilization
          Autism Spectrum Disorder Therapy
          Communication Skills Training In Infancy and Childhood
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          Communication Aids for Persons with Disabilities
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      ab: BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of two communication interventions for preschool-aged children with autism. METHOD: Six typically developing peers were taught to implement peer-mediated naturalistic teaching, with and without a speech generating device (SGD), during play sessions with 3 classmates with autism in three preschools. Generalisation probes were conducted during mealtimes at the preschools. A multiple baseline design was used to assess the outcomes of the two intervention conditions. RESULTS: All 3 children with autism increased their communicative behaviours immediately following the introduction of the two interventions, and generalised these increases to mealtime interactions with their peers. However, only 1 child maintained these increases in communication. CONCLUSION: These results provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of combining peer-mediated naturalistic teaching with the use of SGDs for preschool-aged children with autism. Suggestions for improving the maintenance of intervention effects are provided.
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