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Prykanowski, Debra A.; Conroy, Maureen A.; Reichow, Brian – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2021
Functional communication training (FCT) is a common function-based intervention for young children with or at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to teach an alternative communicative response to replace problem behavior. While FCT is effective in decreasing problem behavior, often the communicative behavior that is taught occurs at a higher…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Skills, Training
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Yoshinaga-Itano, Christine; Stredler-Brown, Arlene – Volta Review, 1992
This study of 82 hearing-impaired children (ages 6 to 36 months) sought to provide normative data concerning their communication efforts and to document the course of development of these earliest communication efforts. The study found that certain cognitive abilities and strategies are prerequisite to the development of certain language…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Hearing Impairments