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Replacing prelinguistic behaviors with functional communication
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-16, 17:05 authored by Keen, D, Sigafoos, J, Woodyatt, GThis study evaluated the effectiveness of a teacher-implemented intervention package designed to replace prelinguistic behaviors with functional communication. Four young children with autism participated in a multiple-probe design across three communicative functions. Initially, three existing communication functions were selected for each child. Next, the existing prelinguistic behaviors that the children used to achieve these functions were identified. Replacement forms that were considered more recognizable and symbolic were defined to achieve these same functions. After a baseline phase, teachers received inservice training, consultation, and feedback on how to encourage, acknowledge, and respond to the replacement forms. During intervention, the replacement forms increased and prelinguistic behaviors decreased in most cases. The results suggested that the teacher-implemented intervention was effective in replacing prelinguistic behaviors with alternative forms of functional communication.
History
Publication title
Journal of Autism and Developmental DisordersVolume
31Issue
4Pagination
385-398ISSN
0162-3257Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
Plenum USPlace of publication
United StatesRepository Status
- Restricted