ABA and the Development of Meaningful Social Relations for Young Children with Autism

Meaningful social relations should be a primary outcome of educational programs for young children with autism. A number of instructional strategies derived from applied behavior analysis are reviewed, with particular attention paid to the social validity and sustainability of behavior change. More...

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Published inFocus on autism and other developmental disabilities Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 120 - 128
Main Authors Strain, Phillip S., Schwartz, Ilene
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.05.2001
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Applied Behavior Analysis
Autism
Behavior Modification
Behavior Patterns
Behavioral Science Research
Contingency Management
Educational Change
Educational Strategies
Elementary Secondary Education
Instructional Effectiveness
Peer Teaching
Standardized Tests
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Meaningful social relations should be a primary outcome of educational programs for young children with autism. A number of instructional strategies derived from applied behavior analysis are reviewed, with particular attention paid to the social validity and sustainability of behavior change. More intensive, comprehensive, and ecologically valid intervention methods must be used in order to produce the level of behavior change desired by consumers and demanded by the complexity of the social world.
ISSN:1088-3576
1538-4829
DOI:10.1177/108835760101600208