A Functional Analysis of Non-Vocal Verbal Behavior of a Young Child with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Normand, M. P.; Severtson, E. S.; Beavers, G. A.
Titel	A Functional Analysis of Non-Vocal Verbal Behavior of a Young Child with Autism
Quelle	In: Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 24 (2008), S.63-67 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0889-9401
Schlagwörter	Verbal Stimuli; Autism; American Sign Language; Functional Behavioral Assessment; Males; Young Children; Responses; Imitation; Nonverbal Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Frühe Kindheit; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation
Abstract	The functions of an American Sign Language response were experimentally evaluated with a young boy diagnosed with autism. A functional analysis procedure based on that reported by Lerman et al. (2005) was used to evaluate whether the target sign response would occur under mand, tact, mimetic, or control conditions. The target sign was observed most often in the mand and mimetic test conditions, very seldom in the tact test condition, and never in the control condition. These results support those reported by Lerman et al. and extend previous research by evaluating a non-vocal verbal response using a brief multi-element arrangement with a single control condition. The implications for language assessment and suggestions for future research are discussed. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10