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Effectiveness of training parents to teach joint attention in children with autism

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JOURNAL OF EARLY INTERVENTION
Volume 29, Issue 2, Pages 154-172

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COUNCIL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
DOI: 10.1177/105381510702900207

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Young children with autism have deficits in initiating and responding to joint attention bids. This study was designed to examine a parent-implemented intervention targeting joint attention responding in children with autism. Parents were trained to increase their joint attention bids using behavior analytic techniques to facilitate appropriate responding. Parents effectively employed joint attention intervention techniques. As parent joint attention bids increased, children's responses increased Children's joint attention initiations also increased, even though they were not direct targets of intervention. Findings suggest that parent behaviors during and after intervention impact generalization and maintenance of behavior changes. Implications for practice and future investigations are discussed.

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