As more toddlers are being diagnosed with autism there is an increased need for very early intervention. Preliminary research on interventions suggests toddlers can make important developmental progress and that parents can be part of the intervention process. The purpose of this study was to systematically replicate a parent training program reported by Alai-Rosales et al. (2009). Specifically, the present study taught parents a set of teaching strategies that included arranging the environment, setting up learning opportunities, and using positive reinforcement. Baseline-intervention conditions were replicated across four parent-toddler dyads in order to assess the effects of training on parent and child behaviors. Results indicated increases in parent teaching behaviors, the child targeted behavior (facial orientation), as well as a non-targeted skill, joint attention. Findings are discussed in relation to the challenges of intervention and considerations for future research.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc9921 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Newcomer, Andrea L. |
| Contributors | Ala'i-Rosales, Shahla, Rosales-Ruiz, Jesus, Vaidya, Manish, Ingvarsson, Einar, McPherson, Michael |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Newcomer, Andrea L., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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