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Peer reviewedStahmer, Aubyn C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
Seven children (ages 4 to 7) with autism were taught to engage in symbolic play using Pivotal Response Training. Children with autism rarely exhibited symbolic play before training, but after training they learned to perform complex and creative symbolic play at levels similar to that of language-matched controls. Interaction skills also improved…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Behavior, Early Childhood Education, Pretend Play
Peer reviewedOke, 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
