Teaching Play Activities to Children with Autism: Comparing Adult and Peer Models

Presentation Type

Oral and/or Visual Presentation

Presenter Major(s)

Psychology

Mentor Information

Jamie Owen-DeSchryver, owendesj@gvsu.edu

Department

Psychology

Location

Kirkhof Center 2201

Start Date

13-4-2011 9:30 AM

End Date

13-4-2011 10:00 AM

Abstract

Video modeling is a behavioral strategy that has been shown to be effective when teaching skills to children with autism. Few researchers have investigated whether peer or adult video models are better. Anecdotal evidence implies that children may learn better from their peers than from adults. Evidence also suggests that children with autism may not detect a difference in the models and will learn equally well from either peers or adults. Using a multiple baseline across participants with alternating treatments design, this study assessed modeled and unmodeled play behaviors and verbalizations in preschoolers with ASD following the implementation of a video-modeling intervention.

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Teaching Play Activities to Children with Autism: Comparing Adult and Peer Models

Kirkhof Center 2201

Video modeling is a behavioral strategy that has been shown to be effective when teaching skills to children with autism. Few researchers have investigated whether peer or adult video models are better. Anecdotal evidence implies that children may learn better from their peers than from adults. Evidence also suggests that children with autism may not detect a difference in the models and will learn equally well from either peers or adults. Using a multiple baseline across participants with alternating treatments design, this study assessed modeled and unmodeled play behaviors and verbalizations in preschoolers with ASD following the implementation of a video-modeling intervention.