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Role Play and Social Stories: An Intervention for Increasing Verbal Initiations in children with Autism

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Date Issued:
2013
Abstract/Description:
The effect of a treatment package consisting of social stories and role play on the verbal initiation of one 4-year old girl with autism was examined. Using a multiple baseline across activities treatment design, the investigator measured the number of verbal initiations during 10-minute sessions while the participant engaged in one of three activities, board games, pretend play, or constructive play. Baseline data, baseline probes and treatment data were collect for the three activities. The results indicate that the treatment package was effective in increasing the participant's verbal initiations across all three activities.
Title: Role Play and Social Stories: An Intervention for Increasing Verbal Initiations in children with Autism.
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Name(s): Dinon, Andrea, Author
Culp, Rex, Committee Chair
Pearl, Cynthia, Committee Member
Levin, Judith, Committee Member
, Committee Member
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2013
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: The effect of a treatment package consisting of social stories and role play on the verbal initiation of one 4-year old girl with autism was examined. Using a multiple baseline across activities treatment design, the investigator measured the number of verbal initiations during 10-minute sessions while the participant engaged in one of three activities, board games, pretend play, or constructive play. Baseline data, baseline probes and treatment data were collect for the three activities. The results indicate that the treatment package was effective in increasing the participant's verbal initiations across all three activities.
Identifier: CFE0005093 (IID), ucf:50726 (fedora)
Note(s): 2013-05-01
M.S.
Education, Child, Family and Community Sciences
Masters
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Subject(s): Autism -- social stories -- role play -- interventions
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005093
Restrictions on Access: campus 2016-11-15
Host Institution: UCF

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