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PARENT‐IMPLEMENTED SCRIPT FADING TO PROMOTE PLAY‐BASED VERBAL INITIATIONS IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Author(s) -
Reagon Kara A.,
Higbee Thomas S.
Publication year - 2009
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.2009.42-659
Subject(s) - autism , psychology , scripting language , nonverbal communication , developmental psychology , fading , typically developing , interpersonal communication , communication , computer science , telecommunications , decoding methods , operating system
We trained 3 mothers of children with autism to create, implement, and systematically fade scripts to promote vocal initiations during play. All 3 children's scripted and unscripted initiations increased after the introduction and fading of scripts, and unscripted initiations were maintained at the 2‐week follow‐up. The results indicate that parents of children with autism can successfully implement script‐fading procedures in their homes and that these procedures are effective methods to increase vocal initiations during play.