Increasing Opportunities for Question-Asking in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Effectiveness of Staff Training in Pivotal Response Treatment

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• 作者：Rianne Verschuur ; Bibi Huskens…
• 关键词：Autism spectrum disorder ; Pivotal response treatment ; Staff training ; Question ; asking
• 刊名：Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：47
• 期：2
• 页码：490-505
• 全文大小：950KB
• 刊物类别：Behavioral Science
• 刊物主题：Child and School Psychology; Pediatrics; Neurosciences; Public Health;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1573-3432
• 卷排序：47

文摘

Deficits in question-asking are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Furthermore, their opportunities to self-initiate questions are often hindered by directive behavior of their conversation partners. This study assessed the effectiveness of staff training in pivotal response treatment (PRT) on staff member-created opportunities and self-initiated questions of school-aged children with ASD. Generalization and maintenance were also assessed. Participants were 14 staff members and children with ASD attending an inpatient treatment facility. Data showed that PRT resulted in significant increases in both staff member-created opportunities and child-initiated questions. Generalization to group situations and collateral changes in children’s language, pragmatic, and adaptive skills, and maladaptive behaviors did not occur. Implications for clinical practice and directions for future research are discussed.