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The Back Projection of Kaleidoscopic Patterns as a Technique for Eliciting Verbalizations in an Autistic Child: A Final Note
Author(s) -
JELLIS TREVOR,
GRAINGER SAM
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682827409011610
Subject(s) - babbling , psychology , language development , projection (relational algebra) , natural (archaeology) , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , linguistics , computer science , history , philosophy , algorithm , archaeology
Summary The results of sessions 14 to 30 using the back projection of kaleidoscopic patterns to elicit verbalizations in David, a 4 year‐old boy diagnosed as autistic, were, outlined. It was suggested that they showed the long term durability of the kaleidoscopes distracting and reinforcing properties and its use in fostering the growth of attention span. In overview it was suggested that the results of this work highlight the possibility that one of the roles of babbling in a child's acquisition of language is in the development of the natural rhythms of a normal speech form.