Nonhandicapped Peers as Multiple Exemplars: A Generalization Tactic for Promoting Autistic Students' Social Skills

Two socially withdrawn autistic boys were subjects of this study. A teacher prompt and praise procedure was applied sequentially across dyads composed of a subject and a nonhandicapped peer. Direct observation assessed changes in subjects' social behavior during these structured play sessions a...

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Published in:Behavioral disorders 1988-02, Vol.13 (2), p.116-126
Main Authors: Gunter, Philip, Fox, James J., Brady, Michael P., Shores, Richard E., Cavanaugh, Kyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied Behavior Analysis
Autism
Behavior
Behavior Disorders
Behavior Patterns
Behavioral disorders
Behavioral Science Research
Child behavior disorders
Child Psychology
Children
Children & youth
Developmental disabilities
Dyadic relations
Dyadics
Generalization
Intermediate Grades
Interpersonal Competence
Interpersonal Relationship
Peer Influence
Peer relations
Peer Relationship
Peers
Preschool Children
Schizophrenia
Skill Development
Social behavior
Social Development
Social interaction
Special education
Teaching Methods
Training
Withdrawal (Psychology)
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Summary:Two socially withdrawn autistic boys were subjects of this study. A teacher prompt and praise procedure was applied sequentially across dyads composed of a subject and a nonhandicapped peer. Direct observation assessed changes in subjects' social behavior during these structured play sessions and again during later free-play generalization sessions. Results indicated that, as the training procedure was applied across each of the first three nonhandicapped peers, both subjects increased their interactions with those peers. One subject spontaneously began to interact with the nonhandicapped peers not yet involved in training as well as with the nonhandicapped peers in the later free-play session. No reliable changes were obtained in subjects' interactions with their autistic classmates.
ISSN:0198-7429
2163-5307
DOI:10.1177/019874298801300206