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SCRIPT FADING TO PROMOTE UNSCRIPTED BIDS FOR JOINT ATTENTION IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Author(s) -
Pollard Joy S.,
Betz Alison M.,
Higbee Thomas S.
Publication year - 2012
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.2012.45-387
Subject(s) - psychology , autism , joint attention , scripting language , conversation , developmental psychology , joint (building) , cognitive psychology , communication , computer science , architectural engineering , engineering , operating system
We used a script‐fading procedure to teach 3 children with autism to initiate bids for joint attention. We examined the effects of (a) scripts, (b) varied adult scripted responses, and (c) multiple‐exemplar script training on promoting unscripted language during bids for joint attention. All 3 participants learned to initiate bids for joint attention, and the response generalized to untrained stimuli, conversation partners, and the classroom environment.