A Language Proposal to Maximize Communication for an Echolalic Responding Adult.

Spinks, Tony

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Publication Date: 1987

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A Language Proposal to Maximize Communication for an Echolalic Responding Adult.

Spinks, Tony

Australasian Journal of Special Education, v11 n1 p28-35 May 1987

An imitation training procedure was employed in Australia with an 18-year-old echolalic female in an effort to enhance daily functioning. One hundred sentences in the following curriculum areas were taught: domestic, vocational, community, and leisure. Results are discussed in terms of imitation across curriculum domains and grammatical types. (JW)

Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Autism, Case Studies, Communication Disorders, Daily Living Skills, Echolalia, Expressive Language, Females, Foreign Countries, Imitation, Socialization, Training Methods, Young Adults

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Language: English

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