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11 Aug 2020 04:12

Note: in this study, autistic adults (total N=5) were trained to never show any sign of autism (e.g. "distracting nonvocal behavior" "inappropriate laughter" "perseverative utterances") in a conversation

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12 Aug 2020 21:00

Going to put this here too. Looks like I won't be tweeting autism ABA papers any more https://t.co/Ng4uvip2At this is how bad standards continue to harm autistics--we are not allowed to even mention them

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Taylor N. Custer, Christie M. Stiehl, Dorothea C. Lerman (2021). Outcomes of a practical approach for improving conversation skills in adults with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(1), 309-333. Wiley.

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Taylor N. Custer, Christie M. Stiehl, Dorothea C. Lerman (2021). Outcomes of a practical approach for improving conversation skills in adults with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(1), 309-333. Wiley.

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31 Jul 2020
Identifier
10.1002/jaba.752
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Taylor N. Custer, Christie M. Stiehl, Dorothea C. Lerman
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Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
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54(1), 309-333
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article
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Wiley
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Many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have deficits in conversation skills that can interfere with the development of personal and professional relationships. Further research is needed on efficient interventions for targeting conversation skills in adults with ASD and for evaluating the social validity of the outcomes. In this study, 2 practitioners implemented a 4‐week training program for 5 adults with ASD that combined individualized computer‐based instruction (CBI) and practice with peers to promote the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of conversation skills. Training was associated with improvements in 12 of 13 skills across participants. These findings, along with peer ratings of the participants' conversation skills, suggest that this model is a promising, socially valid approach for improving conversation skills in adults with ASD.

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