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Long term maintenance of language and social skills
Author(s) -
Foxx Richard M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-078x(199907/09)14:3<135::aid-bin34>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - toddler , psychology , term (time) , autism , social skills , developmental psychology , applied psychology , cognitive psychology , quantum mechanics , physics
This paper discusses long‐term maintenance issues as they relate to the language and social skills of individuals with developmental disabilities and autism. Long‐term follow‐ups of echolalic and appropriate speech (upwards to 57 months) and social skills (8 years) will be presented as examples of what can be learned about maintenance from long‐term follow‐ups. A maintenance strategy will be presented that employs characteristics of early parent–typical toddler interactions as a means for prompting language impaired individuals to use physical/natural cues. The paper concludes with some recommendations regarding the study of maintenance. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.