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Publication Date: 2022
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Social Referencing Training in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Study
Sivaraman, Maithri; Virues-Ortega, Javier; Maes-Dhaeyere, Lieselot; Saelaert, Emaël; Roeyers, Herbert
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v55 n3 p763-781 Sum 2022
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been shown to exhibit fewer instances of social referencing compared to their typically developing peers. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of multiple-exemplar training, prompting, and social reinforcement to teach social referencing. We used a single-blind randomized control trial with a multiple-baseline design nested within the experimental group to evaluate treatment effects. Twenty-five children with ASD participated. Participants in the treatment group showed significantly higher social referencing scores. However, there were no statistically significant differences between the groups in the posttraining initiating and responding to joint attention scores. The clinical implications of our findings are discussed.
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Program Effectiveness, Training
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Language: English
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