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Bambara, Linda M.; Cole, Christine L.; Telesford, Alana; Bauer, Kathleen; Bilgili-Karabacak, Irem; Weir, Amanda; Thomas, Amanda – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a multicomponent peer-mediated intervention (PMI) on teaching adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) how to show interest in peer conversation partners by asking partner-focused questions about the person, their interests, or their experiences and by making partner-focused…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Argott, Paul; Townsend, Dawn Buffington; Sturmey, Peter; Poulson, Claire L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
Previous studies have shown that most individuals with autism do not show empathic responding. The present study is an attempt to teach such skills. Script-fading procedures have been used to teach other social-interaction skills, so they are applied here to teach empathic responding. This study included three adolescents with autism, two males…
Descriptors: Scripts, Stimuli, Autism, Adolescents
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Gena, Angeliki; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
A study of 4 youths (ages 11-18) with autism examined the effectiveness of teaching appropriate affective behavioral responses. Participants were described by teachers as having flat and inappropriate affect. Treatment consisted of modeling, prompting, and reinforcement. The combination of an error-correction procedure and contingent delivery of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Autism, Behavior Change