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Publication Date: 2021-Apr
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Using a Question Bank Intervention to Improve Socially Initiated Questions in Adolescents and Adults with Autism
Koegel, Lynn Kern; Koplen, Zak; Koegel, Brittany; Koegel, Robert L.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v64 n4 p1331-1339 Apr 2021
Purpose: Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have difficulty asking questions during social conversation, which can negatively impact their interactions with peers. The purpose of this study was to assess whether a question bank intervention would be effective in improving question asking during social conversation. Method: In the context of a multiple-baseline experimental design, we implemented an intervention using prepractice with question banks designed to increase the number and diversity of questions asked by adolescents and adults with ASD during social conversations with their peers. Results: Following intervention, all participants improved their use of questions in natural settings with their neurotypical peers. Generalization to novel questions occurred, and gains were maintained at follow-up. Finally, supplemental measures of social validity showed that similarly aged neurotypical peers who were naïve to the experimental hypothesis rated two of the three participants with higher social desirability following intervention. Conclusion: Individuals with ASD can improve their appropriate question asking during social conversation using a brief question bank intervention with generalization to their peers in natural settings.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Questioning Techniques, Intervention, Interpersonal Communication, Program Effectiveness, Generalization, Maintenance, Social Desirability, Communication Skills
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