scholarly journals Object interest in autism spectrum disorder: A treatment comparison

Autism ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 398-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea S. Mcduffie ◽  
Rebecca G. Lieberman ◽  
Paul J. Yoder
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Picture Exchange Communication System ◽  
Object Play ◽  
Treatment Comparison ◽  
Milieu Teaching ◽  
Effect Of Treatment ◽  
Randomized Control ◽  
Unstructured Play

A randomized control trial comparing two social communication treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder examined the effect of treatment on object interest. Thirty-two children, 18–60 months, were randomly assigned to the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) or Responsive Education and Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching (RPMT) condition. Assessment of object interest was conducted in an unstructured play session with different toys, activities, adult, and location than experienced in treatment. Results indicated children in the RPMT condition showed greater increases in object interest as compared to children in the PECS condition. Because child characteristics such as interest in objects may influence response to interventions using object play as contexts for treatment, it is important to improve our understanding of whether intervention can affect object interest.

A Comparison of High and Low Dosages of a Component of Milieu Teaching Strategies for Two Preschool-Age Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah M. Julien ◽  
Joe Reichle
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Treatment Intensity ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Alternating Treatments Design ◽  
Milieu Teaching ◽  
Adapted Alternating Treatments Design

Purpose The intersection of treatment intensity and communication intervention is an emerging area of investigation. Milieu teaching (MT) approaches for teaching communication skills to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a substantial evidence base (see Goldstein, 2002). However, a relatively small percentage (37.8%) of MT studies have fully detailed the parameters that are required to determine treatment intensity (Parker-McGowan et al., 2014). This study compared the effect of two dosages of the modeling component of milieu teaching on acquisition and maintenance of new vocabulary for two preschoolers with ASD. Method Low- and high-dosage conditions were compared within an adapted alternating treatments design. Participants were two preschool-age children with ASD. Results Results suggested a functional relationship between dose of MT models and acquisition of vocabulary items. For 1 participant, a high-dose application yielded more efficient acquisition. For the second participant, a low-dose application yielded more efficient acquisition. Conclusion The results of this study highlight the influence of individual differences in ostensibly similar persons and response to intervention. The need for better quantifying dosage parameters and examining the relationship between dosage and intervention approaches for preschool-age learners with ASD is discussed.

scholarly journals Speech therapy intervention in a teenager with autism spectrum disorder: a case report

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 808-814
Author(s):  
Taisa Ribeiro de Souza Oliveira ◽  
Andreza Alves Nascimento ◽  
Ariane Damasceno Pellicani ◽  
Geciane Maria Xavier Torres ◽  
Kelly da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Treatment Evaluation ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Picture Exchange Communication System ◽  
Visual Contact ◽  
Autism Treatment

ABSTRACT Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects socio-communicative and behavioral abilities. In the language aspect, there is a greater impairment at the pragmatic level and in non-verbal aspects. The objective of this study was to characterize the severity of Autism Spectrum Disorder in an adolescent, pre-and post-speech-language therapy, and describe the process of speech-language intervention using Picture Exchange Communication System allied to the principles of behavioral analysis applied to language. The Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist with the parents was applied. Then, a therapeutic program of 14 sessions of 50 minutes was developed, one per week, and then the questionnaire was reapplied. In the course of the therapeutic process, it was possible to observe an increase in the number of figure exchanges independently, an increase in the number of vocalizations with communicative intention or functional speech, longer time of visual contact and social smile, reduction of inappropriate behaviors with a significant improvement in the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist score.

Play and Communication in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca G. Lieberman ◽  
Paul Yoder
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Intentional Communication ◽  
Object Play ◽  
Children With Asd

The association between object play and intentional communication was examined in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Meta-analysis of concurrent and longitudinal correlational studies revealed significant associations between object play and intentional communication in young children with ASD. One well-conducted and internally valid, randomized, controlled trial suggests a bidirectional causal relationship between object play and intentional communication. Further experiments are needed to replicate these findings and test a play-as-stronger-cause hypothesis. Findings of the review have implications for development and implementation of effective interventions for young children with ASD when communication is the target and play serves as the context for intervention strategies. One model for conceptualization of treatment is proposed.

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