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Measuring Change in the Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the Communication Complexity Scale
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Brady, Nancy C.; Romine, Rebecca E. Swinburne; Holbrook, Alison; Fleming, Kandace K.; Kasari, Connie – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Changes in minimal verbal communication by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were measured with the Communication Complexity Scale (CCS) and other communication assessments. The CCS measures complexity of preverbal and beginning verbal communication used to communicate behavior regulation and joint attention. The purpose was to…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Verbal Communication
Effects of Pivotal Response Treatment on Reciprocal Vocal Contingency in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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McDaniel, Jena; Yoder, Paul; Crandall, Madison; Millan, Maria Estefania; Ardel, Christina Mich; Gengoux, Grace W.; Hardan, Antonio Y. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
A pivotal response treatment package consisting of clinician-delivered and parent-implemented strategies was recently found to be effective in improving language and social communication deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder. Reciprocal vocal contingency, an automated measure of vocal reciprocity, may provide stronger and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Intervention