Teaching preschool age autistic children to make spontaneous initiations to peers using priming
- 1 August 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Vol. 26 (4) , 407-422
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02172826
Abstract
Children with autism rarely initiate social interactions with their peers. Currently available interventions have not increased autistic children' spontaneous initiations in natural settings without extensive teacher involvement. A “priming” strategy consisting of a low demand, high reinforcement session prior to the regular school activity was used to increase the spontaneous social initiations of 2 preschool age autistic boys to typically developing peers in a regular preschool classroom. Peers were also trained to independently respond to initiations. Implications for developing practical ways to improve autistic children's social functioning in regular school settings are discussed.Keywords
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