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Direct linkSophie Carruthers; Tony Charman; Kathy Leadbitter; Ceri Ellis; Lauren Taylor; Heather Moore; Carol Taylor; Kirsty James; Matea Balabanovska; Sophie Langhorne; Catherine Aldred; Vicky Slonims; Vicki Grahame; Patricia Howlin; Helen McConachie; Jeremy Parr; Richard Emsley; Ann Le Couteur; Jonathan Green; Andrew Pickles; PACT-G Trial Group – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
We investigated autistic children's generalisation of social communication over time across three settings during a play-based assessment with different adults and explore the potential moderating effects on generalisation of age, nonverbal IQ and level of restricted and repetitive behaviours. The social communication abilities of 248 autistic…
Descriptors: Generalization, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Communication Skills
Patricio Erhard; Terry S. Falcomata; Molly Oshinski; Austin Sekula – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have persistent difficulty developing and generalizing social communication and interaction skills. Emerging research has demonstrated that people with ASD have benefited from strategies that embed multiple-exemplar training (MET) to increase generalization of social skills.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Generalization
Tiffany Chavers Edgar; Ralf W. Schlosser; Rajinder Koul – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention package consisting of systematic instruction and aided AAC modeling with speech-output technology on the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of socio-communicative behaviors in four minimally speaking,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Preschool Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Terry A. Ackerman; Deborah L. Bandalos; Derek C. Briggs; Howard T. Everson; Andrew D. Ho; Susan M. Lottridge; Matthew J. Madison; Sandip Sinharay; Michael C. Rodriguez; Michael Russell; Alina A. Davier; Stefanie A. Wind – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2024
This article presents the consensus of an National Council on Measurement in Education Presidential Task Force on Foundational Competencies in Educational Measurement. Foundational competencies are those that support future development of additional professional and disciplinary competencies. The authors develop a framework for foundational…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Competence, Skill Development, Communication Skills
Kaitlyn P. Wilson – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2024
Autistic individuals have significant social-communication challenges that commonly persist into adulthood and impact academic, social, and vocational pursuits. More than two decades of research have established video behavior modeling as a successful, cost-effective, and time-efficient intervention tool for autistic children; however, less…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development
Koegel, Lynn Kern; Koplen, Zak; Koegel, Brittany; Koegel, Robert L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have difficulty asking questions during social conversation, which can negatively impact their interactions with peers. The purpose of this study was to assess whether a question bank intervention would be effective in improving question asking during social conversation. Method: In…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Reichle, Joe; O'Neill, Robert E.; Johnston, Susan S. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
This article extends Dr. Bob Remington's call for collaborations between those supporting behavioral approaches and those supporting more natural developmental approaches to beginning communication intervention. This article expands areas previously discussed by Dr. Remington. Topics that are addressed include pivotal behaviors that may facilitate…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Modification, Intervention
Valentino, Amber L.; Fu, Sherrene Brice; Padover, Jessica L. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2019
Mands for information (MFIs) play an important role in language development and are important for successfully acquiring new information from one's environment. Yet many individuals with autism do not acquire mands for information without direct teaching. Research has demonstrated effective procedures for teaching all "wh" forms, except…
Descriptors: Verbal Operant Conditioning, Autism, Teaching Methods, Language Acquisition
Robinson, Jason; Gershwin, Tracy; Athanasiou, Michelle; London, Dina – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2022
The present study utilized a multiple baseline across participants design and targeted a crucial component of social interaction, conversational skills, through implementation of the teaching interactions procedure with college students with intellectual disabilities within naturalistic settings. For each participant, the mean frequency of both…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Communication
Download full textDanika L. Pfeiffer; Rebecca J. Landa – Grantee Submission, 2022
Early child care and education providers provide instruction to diverse learners, including children with developmental delays but often lack training in use of evidence-based instructional strategies to support children's meaningful learning engagement. This preliminary study examined effects of the Early Achievements for Child Care Providers…
Descriptors: Child Care, Professional Development, Generalization, Child Caregivers
McClure, Erica B.; Burt, Jonathan L. – Beyond Behavior, 2023
Functional communication training (FCT) is a strategy to address problem behavior for students with various disabilities that is supported by a broad evidence base. Despite this support, multiple factors continue to dissuade educators from utilizing FCT in their classrooms. This article outlines the process of developing and implementing FCT plans…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Students with Disabilities, Intervention, Evidence Based Practice
Topuz, Cetin; Ulke-Kurkcuoglu, Burcu – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of audio script and script-fading procedure in teaching initiation to children with ASD. Three children with ASD and a parent of each child participated in the study. A nonconcurrent multiple baseline design across children was used. The findings showed that the initiation emitted by the children…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Scripts
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
Hampton, Lauren H.; Kaiser, Ann P.; Nietfeld, Jennifer P.; Khachoyan, Ani – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
JASP-EMT, the combined Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) and Joint Attention, Structured Play, and Emotion Regulation (JASPER) interventions, has been found to be effective for promoting social communication in young children with autism (Kasari et al. in J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 53(6):635-646, 2014). The current study examined the effects…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Interpersonal Competence
Barczak, Mary A.; Cannella-Malone, Helen I. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Access to employment opportunities is associated with increased quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; however, many adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities struggle to find employment. One reason they may have difficulty achieving employment is an inability to work independently.…
Descriptors: Self Management, Job Skills, Intervention, Intellectual Disability
