TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching young nonverbal children with autism useful speech
T2 - A pilot study of the Denver model and PROMPT interventions
AU - Rogers, Sally J
AU - Hayden, Deborah
AU - Hepburn, Susan
AU - Charlifue-Smith, Renee
AU - Hall, Terry
AU - Hayes, Athena
PY - 2006/11
Y1 - 2006/11
N2 - This single subject design study examined two models of intervention: Denver Model (which merges behavioral, developmental, and relationship-oriented intervention), and PROMPT (a neuro-developmental approach for speech production disorders). Ten young, nonverbal children with autism were matched in pairs and randomized to treatment. They received 12 1-h weekly sessions of therapy and daily 1-h home intervention delivered by parents. Fidelity criteria were maintained throughout. Eight of the ten children used five or more novel, functional words spontaneously and spoke multiple times per hour by the conclusion of treatment. There were no differences in acquired language skills by intervention group. Initial characteristics of the best responders were mild to moderate symptoms of autism, better motor imitation skills, and emerging joint attention skills.
AB - This single subject design study examined two models of intervention: Denver Model (which merges behavioral, developmental, and relationship-oriented intervention), and PROMPT (a neuro-developmental approach for speech production disorders). Ten young, nonverbal children with autism were matched in pairs and randomized to treatment. They received 12 1-h weekly sessions of therapy and daily 1-h home intervention delivered by parents. Fidelity criteria were maintained throughout. Eight of the ten children used five or more novel, functional words spontaneously and spoke multiple times per hour by the conclusion of treatment. There were no differences in acquired language skills by intervention group. Initial characteristics of the best responders were mild to moderate symptoms of autism, better motor imitation skills, and emerging joint attention skills.
KW - Autism
KW - Intervention
KW - Language
KW - Treatment
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-006-0142-x
DO - 10.1007/s10803-006-0142-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16845576
AN - SCOPUS:33845894147
VL - 36
SP - 1007
EP - 1024
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
SN - 0162-3257
IS - 8
ER -