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Script fading for children with autism: Generalization of social initiation skills from school to home
Author(s) -
WichnickGillis Alison M.,
Vener Susan M.,
Poulson Claire L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.534
Subject(s) - autism , generalization , psychology , fading , multiple baseline design , developmental psychology , sibling , computer science , intervention (counseling) , mathematical analysis , telecommunications , decoding methods , mathematics , psychiatry
We used a script‐fading package to teach children with autism to initiate social interactions across various activities in the school setting, and we programmed for generalization in the untrained home setting with a sibling. The three participants, ages 8 to 10 years, demonstrated deficits in social initiations with their peers. During baseline, the participants emitted initiations to one another, although this behavior was variable and did not endure over time. With the introduction of the script‐fading package, however, social initiations systematically increased. Moreover, the effects of the script‐fading package generalized to the untrained home setting with a sibling. This study expands upon previous research by demonstrating the generalization of social initiations from school with peers to the home setting with siblings.