Using script fading to promote natural environment stimulus control of verbal interactions among youths with autism

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 480-497

  Brown, John L ^a,b   Krantz, Patricia J ^a   McClannahan, Lynn E ^a   Poulson, Claire L ^b  

^a Princeton Child Development Institute   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Conversation; Natural environment; Script fading; Stimulus control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY STIMULATION; SHOPPING; SIMULATION; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TEACHER; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 45149103175     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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