Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis · 2009 · 43 citations · 7 references
Language DevelopmentAtypical Language DevelopmentEducationVocal ModelingChaining ProcedureDevelopmental SpeechNeurodiversityLanguage AcquisitionAutismLanguage StudiesDevelopmental DisorderCognitive ScienceSpeech CommunicationLanguage DisorderSpeechlanguage PathologyPediatricsSpecial EducationNeuroscienceSpeech PerceptionLanguage Intervention
Echoics are a critical target of language intervention for children with autism, because a well-established echoic repertoire on the part of the child allows the clinician to use vocal modeling as a flexible, low-effort prompting procedure during teaching. In this study, we implemented a chaining procedure to increase the complexity of echoics in 2 children with autism and 1 child with developmental delay. The procedure was effective for all 3 participants, and gains were maintained after treatment was withdrawn in most cases.
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