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Deaton, Ann Virginia – 1978
Discussed is the language impairment of children with infantile autism. The speech patterns of autistic children, including echolalia, pronomial reversal, silent language, and voice imitation, are described. The clinical picture of the autistic child is compared to that of children with such other disorders as deafness, retardation, and…
Descriptors: Autism, Etiology, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps
Peer reviewedFreeman, Betty Jo; And Others – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1975
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Echolalia, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedHargrave, Elizabeth; Swisher, Linda – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1975
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Children, Exceptional Child Research
MACAULAY, BARBARA D., ED.; SLOANE, HOWARD N., JR., ED. – 1968
INTENDED FOR SPEECH THERAPISTS, THEACHERS OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED, AND OTHERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, THE COLLECTION CONTAINS REPORTS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS ON SPEECH AND LANGUAGE MODIFICATION ATTEMPTS THAT HAVE UTILIZED OPERANT CONDITIONING PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS SEVERAL PAPERS ON BACKGROUND TOPICS. BACKGROUND PAPERS ON TEACHING TREAT ENVIRONMENTAL…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Articulation (Speech), Autism, Behavior Change
Peer reviewedLaski, Karen E.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1988
Parents of four nonverbal and four echolalic autistic children, aged five-nine, were trained to increase their children's speech by using the Natural Language Paradigm. Following training, parents increased the frequency with which they required their children to speak, and children increased the frequency of their verbalizations in three…
Descriptors: Autism, Echolalia, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Communication
