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Effects of a Group Contingency on the Frequency of Social Interactions among Autistic and Nonhandicapped Preschool Children: Making LRE Efficacious.

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Lefebvre, Daniel; Strain, Phillip S. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1989

This study of interactions between three severely withdrawn, autistic preschool children and six nonhandicapped peers found that peers can be effectively taught strategies to increase appropriate social behaviors of autistic classmates, and a group-oriented reinforcement contingency is an effective complement to teacher-prompted interventions and…

Descriptors: Autism, Contingency Management, Instructional Effectiveness, Interaction