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Using Least-to-Most Prompting to Increase the Frequency and Diversity of Pretend Play in Children with Autism
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Saral, Dincer; Ulke-Kurkcuoglu, Burcu – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2022
We examined the effects of the least-to-most prompting (LTM) procedure with contingent imitation (CI) on increasing the frequency and diversity of pretend play in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using a multiple probe across toy sets single-case research design. Three children with ASD ages 5 to 6 years took part in the study. LTM was…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Play, Imagination
Self-Regulation in Preschool Children: Factor Structure of Different Measures of Effortful Control and Executive Functions
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Kälin, Sonja; Roebers, Claudia M. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2021
Temperamental effortful control (EC) and executive functions (EF) are two frameworks for studying self-regulation in children. Despite stemming from different research traditions, they show many conceptual and theoretical similarities and their corresponding tasks are often used interchangeably. However, little is known about how and whether the…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Self Control, Preschool Children, Executive Function
Effectiveness of Siblings-Delivered iPad Game Activities in Teaching Social Interaction Skills to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Özen, Arzu – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
In this study, the effectiveness of a sibling training package offered for teaching social interaction skills that are used by typically developing children while playing iPad game activities with their siblings who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is investigated. Three children with ASD and their typically developing siblings participated in…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Program Effectiveness
Generalized Effects of Video Modeling on Establishing Instructional Stimulus Control in Children with Autism: Results of a Preliminary Study
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Nikopoulos, Christos K.; Canavan, Caroline; Nikopoulou-Smyrni, Panagiota – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2009
Video modeling has been suggested as a powerful treatment tool that has concentrated on increasing a variety of skills in children with autism. However, it has rarely been examined as a behavioral procedure for eliminating kinds of behaviors (e.g., noncompliance), a target that is often included in children's support plans. The present study…
Descriptors: Modeling (Psychology), Video Technology, Children, Autism
The Generalizability of the Youth Self-Report Syndrome Structure in 23 Societies
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Ivanova, Masha Y.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Rescorla, Leslie A.; Dumenci, Levent; Almqvist, Fredrik; Bilenberg, Niels; Bird, Hector; Broberg, Anders G.; Dobrean, Anca; Dopfner, Manfred; Erol, Nese; Forns, Maria; Hannesdottir, Helga; Kanbayashi, Yasuko; Lambert, Michael C.; Leung, Patrick; Minaei, Asghar; Mulatu, Mesfin S.; Novik, Torunn; Oh, Kyung Ja; Roussos, Alexandra; Sawyer, Michael; Simsek, Zeynep; Steinhausen, Hans- Christoph; Weintraub, Sheila; Winkler Metzke, Christa; Wolanczyk, Tomasz; Zilber, Nelly; Zukauskiene, Rita; Verhulst, Frank C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
As a basis for theories of psychopathology, clinical psychology and related disciplines need sound taxonomies that are generalizable across diverse populations. To test the generalizability of a statistically derived 8-syndrome taxonomic model for youth psychopathology, confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed on the Youth Self-Report…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Child Behavior, Check Lists, Age