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Increasing autistic children's daily spontaneous speech.

M H Charlop1, J E Trasowech

  • 1Department of Psychology, Claremont McKenna College, California 91711.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|January 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Parents taught a time delay strategy effectively increased spontaneous speech in autistic boys. The children generalized their improved communication skills across various settings and people.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often involves challenges with spontaneous verbal communication.
  • Early intervention is crucial for improving social and communication skills in children with ASD.
  • Parental involvement can significantly enhance the effectiveness of behavioral interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of training parents to implement a time delay procedure.
  • To increase spontaneous speech in young autistic boys across naturalistic settings.
  • To assess the generalization of speech gains across settings, persons, and locations.

Main Methods:

  • A time delay procedure was taught to parents of three autistic boys.
  • Intervention was implemented in various daily settings to promote spontaneous speech.
  • Generalization of speech across settings, persons, and locations was systematically assessed.
  • Parental procedural fidelity and child speech variation were also monitored.

Main Results:

  • All three boys demonstrated a significant increase in spontaneous speech.
  • The children successfully generalized their improved speech to new settings, people, and locations.
  • Parents showed good adherence to the time delay procedure with minimal errors.

Conclusions:

  • Parent-delivered time delay intervention is an effective method for increasing spontaneous speech in autistic children.
  • The intervention promotes generalization of communication skills, enhancing functional language use.
  • Empowering parents as interventionists can lead to meaningful improvements in children with ASD's communication abilities.

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