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- Title
THE INFLUENCE OF MATCHING AND MOTOR-IMITATION ABILITIES ON RAPID ACQUISITION OF MANUAL SIGNS AND EXCHANGE-BASED COMMUNICATIVE RESPONSES.
- Authors
Gregory, Meagan K.; DeLeon, Iser G.; Richman, David M.
- Abstract
Establishing a relation between existing skiils and acquisition of communicative responses may be useful in guiding selection of alternative communication systems. Matching and motor- imitation skills were assessed for 6 children with developmental disabilities, followed by training to request the same set of preferred items using exchange-based communication and manual signs. Three participants displayed both skills and rapidly acquired both communicative response forms. Three others displayed neither skill; 1 mastered exchange-based responses but not manual signs, and neither of the other 2 easily acquired either response form.
- Subjects
COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities; PEOPLE with disabilities; SOCIAL disabilities; LEARNING disabilities; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities
- Publication
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009, Vol 42, Issue 2, p399
- ISSN
0021-8855
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1901/jaba.2009.42-399