Improving communication skills of children with autism through support of applied behavioral analysis treatments using multimedia computing: a survey

IntroductionSeveral approaches have been presented for treatment of children with ASD. The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of Holistic Multidimensional Treatment Model (HMTM) with Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) in the improvement of clinical symptoms of children with ASD.MethodThe present study was an experimental pre and post test research. The statistical population included the 3 to 8 year old children with ASD who were referred to the child psychiatry clinics in two academic Hospitals- Mashhad,Iran. The sample included 20 children who were selected with convenience sampling and randomly divided to 2 groups of ABA (8 boys and 2 girls) and HMTM (7 boys and 3 girls).The diagnosis was made by a child psychiatrist based on DSM-IV-TR criteria and using Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADIR) and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS).Then the children were referred to Noore Hedayat center for the treatment. Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), Bender Gestalt Test, Draw-A-Man Test Good enough, Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices Test for children, Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS) and performance charts of children based on their videotaped behaviors. Data analysis was done using ANCOVA test.ResultsFindings showed that in spite of more efficacy of HMTM compared to ABA, the differences of standard tests except Bender Gestalt Test and performance charts did not reach to the significant level(p > 0.05).ConclusionIn conclusion, HMTM at least had the equal efficacy to ABA in the treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Further researches are needed to compare the efficacy of these 2 methods.

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Design of an Intelligent Agent to Measure Collaboration and Verbal-Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Collaborative Puzzle Games

IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies ◽

10.1109/tlt.2020.3029223 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

Lian Zhang ◽

Ashwaq Zaini Amat ◽

Huan Zhao ◽

Amy Swanson ◽

Amy S. Weitlauf ◽

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Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Intelligent Agent ◽

Children With Autism ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Verbal Communication ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Puzzle Games

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VIDEOMODELING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

EDULEARN21 Proceedings ◽

10.21125/edulearn.2021.1974 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Antonella Cavallaro ◽

Maria Carla Ricci ◽

Sara Rizzo ◽

Alessandro Frolli

Keyword(s):

Communication Skills ◽

Children With Autism

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Pengembangan Model Diklat Interaksi dan Komunikasi Anak dengan Autisme

WACANA AKADEMIKA Majalah Ilmiah Kependidikan ◽

10.30738/wa.v1i1.1043 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Trisno Ikhwanudin

Keyword(s):

Communication Skills ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Children With Autism ◽

Training Model ◽

Training Data ◽

Teacher Competence ◽

Training Design ◽

Design And Implementation ◽

D Model ◽

Previous Training

This research is motivated by the need for the design and implementation of training model for the development of interaction and communication of children with autism that is effective according to the needs of the institution and the field. The formulation of the problem is "what kind of training model that suits the needs of teacher competence improvement in developing interaction and communication skills of children with autism disorder?". This research uses Research and Development (R & D) model of Dugan Laird model. This research uses purposive sampling which involves all respondents of alumni of related training. Data were analyzed using t-test and qualitative analysis. The conclusions are: (1) based on the result of the test on the data of the alumni of training perception on his own competence and the implementation of the training result in their schools, the result of the test shows that the autistic training conducted in Bandung is more effective than the previous two training, Medan and Semarang training. (2) The resulting training design model is assumed to be more effective than the previous training design because it has the clarity of the program structure and its evaluation system.

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AN ANALYSIS OF VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION IN AUTISTIC CHILDREN

Journal of Research on Language Education ◽

10.33365/jorle.v2i1.923 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 53

Author(s):

Weny Anita Febriantini ◽

Rahima Fitriati ◽

Lulud Oktaviani

Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Developmental Disorder ◽

Repetitive Behavior ◽

Children With Autism ◽

Verbal Communication ◽

Autistic Children ◽

Restricted And Repetitive Behavior

Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Autistic is a person affected by autism. The level of autism of each individual is varied. It can range from mild to severe. Due to this condition, the person shares some symptoms of the difficulties with social interaction. To make them involved in social interaction, it needs special effort to make them be able to speech or communicate first. For this reason, there should be the use of the combination between verbal and non-verbal communication. Thus, this study attempted to investigate the process of using both kinds of communication in teaching children with autism since children are easier to be threated than adults. To make the distinct result, the participants were from different level of autism. Then, based on the observation and interview, the findings showed that the verbal and non-verbal communication used by the therapist in teaching the autistic children can enhance their social interaction and communication skills.

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