Event Title
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.
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.