Effects of peer-mediated implementation of visual scripts in middle school. Academic Article

abstract

• Although research has investigated the impact of peer-mediated interventions and visual scripts on social and communication skills in children with autism spectrum disorders, no studies to date have investigated peer-mediated implementation of scripts. This study investigated the effects of peer-implemented scripts on a middle school student with autism, intellectual impairments, and speech-language impairment via a multiple baseline single-case research design across behaviors. The target student demonstrated improvements in three communicative behaviors when implemented by a trained peer; however, behaviors did not generalize to use with an untrained typically developing peer.

authors

• Ganz, J. Birdie

published proceedings

• Behav Modif

author list (cited authors)

• Ganz, J. B., Heath, A. K., Lund, E. M., Camargo, S., Rispoli, M. J., Boles, M., & Plaisance, L.

citation count

• 42

complete list of authors

• Ganz, Jennifer B||Heath, Amy K||Lund, Emily M||Camargo, Siglia PH||Rispoli, Mandy J||Boles, Margot||Plaisance, Lauren

publication date

• May 2012

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Behavior Modification  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Autistic Disorder
• Behavior Therapy
• Communication
• Communication Disorders
• Female
• Generalization, Psychological
• Humans
• Intellectual Disability
• Peer Group
• Social Behavior
• Students

PubMed Central ID

• 22582326

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/0145445512442214

start page

• 378

end page

• 398

volume

• 36

issue

• 3