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Training Social Initiations to a High-Functioning Autistic Child: Assessment of Collateral Behavior Change and Generalization in a Case Study.
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Oke, N. Jennifer; Schreibman, Laura – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1990
When two nonhandicapped peers of an autistic five-year old were trained to initiate social interaction, social interaction increased and then dramatically decreased in a reversal phase, and no decrease in the autistic child's disruptive behaviors was observed. When the autistic child was trained to initiate interaction, social interaction…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
Parental Report of Social Behaviors in Autistic Preschoolers.
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Stone, Wendy L.; Lemanek, Kathleen L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1990
Parents of 20 children with autism and 14 children with mental retardation, with comparable cognitive developmental levels, completed the Preschool Social Behavior Checklist. Results revealed that autistic children exhibited deficits in imaginative play, peer play, and imitation skills compared to the other group, and that parents are capable of…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis