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Increasing Spontaneous Language in Three Autistic Children.

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Matson, Johnny L.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1990

Three autistic children (ages 9-11) received spontaneous communication training using a time delay, modeling, and food reinforcement procedure. Results showed gains in 2 spontaneous responses ("please" and "thank you") and 1 verbally prompted response ("you're welcome"). Gains were validated socially with 10 adults. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Autism, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Communication, Prompting

Teaching Self-Help Skills to Autistic and Mentally Retarded Children.

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Matson, Johnny L.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1990

Four mentally retarded children (ages 4-11), 3 with autism, were successfully taught various adaptive behaviors for self-care skills. Training procedures involved the whole-task method and included modeling, verbal instructions, prompting, and edible and social reinforcement. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Autism, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education