The Impact of Object and Gesture Imitation Training on Language Use in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Ingersoll, Brooke; Lalonde, Katherine
Titel	The Impact of Object and Gesture Imitation Training on Language Use in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 53 (2010) 4, S.1040-1051 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
DOI	10.1044/1092-4388(2009/09-0043)
Schlagwörter	Early Intervention; Autism; Imitation; Language Acquisition; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Nonverbal Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Social Development; Children; Instructional Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Soziale Entwicklung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	Purpose: "Reciprocal imitation training" (RIT) is a naturalistic behavioral intervention that teaches imitation to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) within a social-communicative context. RIT has been shown to be effective at teaching spontaneous, generalized object and gesture imitation. In addition, improvements in imitation are associated with increases in verbal imitation and spontaneous language. Method: This study used a modified multiple-baseline design across 4 children to examine whether adding gesture imitation training improves the overall rate of appropriate language use in children with ASD who have already been participating in object imitation training. Results: Three of the 4 children showed greater improvements in their use of appropriate language after gesture imitation was begun. Further, the children were more likely to use verbal imitation during gesture imitation training than during object imitation training. Conclusion: These findings suggest that adding gesture imitation training to object imitation training can lead to greater gains in rate of language use than object imitation alone. Implications for both language development and early intervention are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10