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Increasing the Vocalizations of Individuals with Autism During Intervention with a Speech-Generating Device
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Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
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USA Title | Increasing the Vocalizations of Individuals with Autism During Intervention with a Speech-Generating Device |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Abstract | This study aimed to teach individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and limited vocal speech to emit target vocalizations while using a speech-generating device (SGD). Of the 4 participants, 3 began emitting vocal word approximations with SGD responses after vocal instructional methods (delays, differential reinforcement, prompting) were introduced. Two participants met mastery criterion with a reinforcer delay and differential reinforcement, and 1 met criterion after fading an echoic model and prompt delay. For these participants, vocalizations initiated before speech outputs were shown to increase, and vocalizations generalized to a context in which the SGD was absent. The 4th participant showed high vocalization rates only when prompted. The results suggest that adding vocal instruction to an SGD-based intervention can increase vocalizations emitted along with SGD responses for some individuals with ASD. |
Authors | Gevarter, C., O’Reilly M., Kuhn M., Mills K., Ferguson R., Watkins L., Sigafoos J., Lang R., Rojeski L., and Lancioni G. |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Publication | Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis |
Volume | 49 |
Pages | 17-33 |
ISSN | 0021-8855 (print) 1938-3703 (on-line) |
Publisher DOI | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.270/full |
Keywords (MeSH) | autism spectrum disorder, child, communication aids for disabled, verbal behaviour |
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AAC
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children
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autism (ASD)
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outcomes
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interventions
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speech generating device
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