Improving the assertive conversational skills of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in a natural context / Linda M. BAMBARA in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 48 (April 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 48 (April 2018) . - p.1-16 Titre : Improving the assertive conversational skills of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in a natural context Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Linda M. BAMBARA, Auteur ; Christine L. COLE, Auteur ; Jacqueline CHOVANES, Auteur ; Alana TELESFORD, Auteur ; Amanda THOMAS, Auteur ; Shu-Chen TSAI, Auteur ; Elizabeth AYAD, Auteur ; Irem BILGILI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1-16 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Peer-mediated intervention  Autism  Adolescents  High-school  Conversation skills Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background With the increased demand for social conversation in high school settings, difficulties with pragmatics, or the use of language in social situations, can leave adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) socially isolated from their peers. Extending previous research, this study examined the effects of a multicomponent peer-mediated intervention (PMI) implemented during lunch on improving the assertive conversational skills (initiating, asking follow-up questions, and commenting) of four passive communicators with ASD. Method A nonconcurrent multiple baseline design across participants was used to evaluate the combined effects of peer training and focus student instruction on the use of text cues for improving conversation with trained network peers. Text cues for initiations were faded, and probes for generalization with novel peers were made. Results Results revealed increases in the adolescents’ ability to initiate, ask-follow-up questions, participate more in conversation acts, and engage in longer on-topic conversations with trained peers. Total assertive acts, including the use of comments to maintain conversation, substantially increased for three of the four adolescents at rates comparable to their peers. Conversational gains generalized in probes with novel peers and social validity measures attested to the intervention acceptability and conversation quality. Conclusions This study provides additional evidence that PMI can be structured to produce robust changes in the conversational skills of adolescents with ASD in a natural social context. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2018.01.002 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=340 [article] Improving the assertive conversational skills of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in a natural context [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Linda M. BAMBARA, Auteur ; Christine L. COLE, Auteur ; Jacqueline CHOVANES, Auteur ; Alana TELESFORD, Auteur ; Amanda THOMAS, Auteur ; Shu-Chen TSAI, Auteur ; Elizabeth AYAD, Auteur ; Irem BILGILI, Auteur . - p.1-16. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 48 (April 2018) . - p.1-16 Mots-clés : Peer-mediated intervention  Autism  Adolescents  High-school  Conversation skills Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background With the increased demand for social conversation in high school settings, difficulties with pragmatics, or the use of language in social situations, can leave adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) socially isolated from their peers. Extending previous research, this study examined the effects of a multicomponent peer-mediated intervention (PMI) implemented during lunch on improving the assertive conversational skills (initiating, asking follow-up questions, and commenting) of four passive communicators with ASD. Method A nonconcurrent multiple baseline design across participants was used to evaluate the combined effects of peer training and focus student instruction on the use of text cues for improving conversation with trained network peers. Text cues for initiations were faded, and probes for generalization with novel peers were made. Results Results revealed increases in the adolescents’ ability to initiate, ask-follow-up questions, participate more in conversation acts, and engage in longer on-topic conversations with trained peers. Total assertive acts, including the use of comments to maintain conversation, substantially increased for three of the four adolescents at rates comparable to their peers. Conversational gains generalized in probes with novel peers and social validity measures attested to the intervention acceptability and conversation quality. Conclusions This study provides additional evidence that PMI can be structured to produce robust changes in the conversational skills of adolescents with ASD in a natural social context. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2018.01.002 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=340

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