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Training parents to use the natural language paradigm to increase their autistic children's speech

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Laski, Karen E., Charlop, Marjorie H., Schreibman, Laura·1988·Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

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Parents of four nonverbal and four echolalic autistic children were trained to increase their children's speech by using the Natural Language Paradigm (NLP), a loosely structured procedure conducted in a play environment with a variety of toys. Parents were initially trained to use the NLP in a clinic setting, with subsequent parent‐child speech sessions occurring at home. The results indicated that following training, parents increased the frequency with which they required their children to speak (i.e., modeled words and phrases, prompted answers to questions). Correspondingly, all children increased the frequency of their verbalizations in three nontraining settings. Thus, the NLP appears to be an efficacious program for parents to learn and use in the home to increase their children's speech.

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  1. Koegel, R. L., O'Dell, M. C., & Koegel, L. K. (1987). A natural language teaching paradigm for non-verbal au- tistic children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 17, 187-200.
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Authors
Laski, K. E., Charlop, M. H., & Schreibman, L.
Affiliations
  • Claremont Graduate University (US)
  • Claremont McKenna College (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
Corresponding author
Laski, Karen E.
Venue
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1988-12
Volume
21
Issue
4
Pages
391-400
ISSN
  • 0021-8855 (ISSN-L)
  • 1938-3703
OpenAlex
W2148053204
Cited by
316
References
20
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Scholarship - Claremont (Claremont Colleges) (submittedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Public Health Service (28210, 39434, 41706)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, parent training, speech development, nonverbal children, echolalia, parent-child interaction, home-based intervention, play-based intervention
MeSH terms
Autistic Disorder, Behavior Therapy, Child, Child, Preschool, Echolalia, Female, Generalization, Psychological, Humans, Male, Parents, Play and Playthings, Speech Therapy

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