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A management program for elective mutism
Author(s) -
Nash Robert T.,
Thorpe Harold W.,
Andrews Marlene Merrill,
Davis Kristi
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197904)16:2<246::aid-pits2310160215>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , speech therapy , audiology , psychotherapist , medicine
Behavior modification procedures are described for establishing compliant behavior in elective mutes. The results are discussed for three children to whom the procedure was applied. The length of the training period was two weeks for the first child, twelve days for the second, and six weeks for the third. Two of the three subjects generalized responsive and spontaneous language from the experimental to everyday settings.