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The effects of parent implemented training on improvisation of mands by children with autism

Ben Chaabane, Delia B
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1172144721

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Physical Activity and Educational Services.
Little research exists on teaching children with autism how to display novel communication responses using the Picture Exchange Communication System. This study examined the extent to which parents could train their children, two young boys diagnosed with autism to exchange novel pictures to request items, and generalize requests to untrained items. Improvisation training included training sufficient exemplars and training for generalization. Generalization probes, assessing each child participant’s ability to mand for untrained items, were conducted throughout conditions. Using a multiple baseline design, results demonstrated that both children improvised by using alternative symbols when the corresponding symbol was unavailable across all mand categories: colors, shapes and functions. Results support the findings of Marckel, Neef and Summer (2006) and extend their research by demonstrating that parents can implement interventions to teach novel responses to their children.
Sheila Morgan (Advisor)
117 p.
Education, General
autism; PECS; parent training

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  • Ben Chaabane, D. B. (2007). The effects of parent implemented training on improvisation of mands by children with autism [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1172144721

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ben Chaabane, Delia. The effects of parent implemented training on improvisation of mands by children with autism. 2007. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1172144721.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ben Chaabane, Delia. "The effects of parent implemented training on improvisation of mands by children with autism." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1172144721

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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