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BEHAVIORAL TRAINING FOR SIBLINGS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Schreibman Laura,
O'Neill Robert E.,
Koegel Robert L.
Publication year - 1983
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 - 10.1901/jaba.1983.16-129
Subject(s) - psychology , autism , sibling , generalization , multiple baseline design , intervention (counseling) , parent training , developmental psychology , sister , clinical psychology , brother , psychiatry , mathematical analysis , mathematics , sociology , anthropology
The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of a program designed to teach behavior modification procedures to normal siblings of autistic children. Three sibling pairs participated in a multiple‐baseline analysis of the effects of training the normal siblings to use behavior modification procedures to teach their autistic brother or sister a variety of learning tasks. Results indicated that the siblings learned to use the behavioral procedures at a high level of proficiency, they used the procedures in a generalization setting, and there were observed improvements in the behavior of the autistic children. In addition, a social validation assessment of the normal siblings' statements about their autistic sibling indicated a decrease in negative statements and an increase in positive statements after training. These results are discussed in terms of the potential for incorporating siblings into the treatment plan in intervention programs with autistic children.