Peer-Mediated Intervention: Attending to, Commenting on, and Acknowledging the Behavior of Preschoolers with Autism.

Goldstein, Howard; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ451585

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Peer-Mediated Intervention: Attending to, Commenting on, and Acknowledging the Behavior of Preschoolers with Autism.

Goldstein, Howard; And Others

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v25 n2 p289-305 Sum 1992

This study investigated the effects of a peer-mediated intervention on the social interaction of five triads composed of preschoolers with autism and typical peers. Improved rates of social interaction during play were clearly associated with the peer intervention for four of the five children with autism. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Autism, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Peer Relationship, Peer Teaching, Play, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Social Integration

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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