News: Developing Imitation Skills for Children with Autism

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 12:29

Most of us learn new skills and behaviors by imitating others; children with autism may have difficulties with this concept. Discrete trial training, which is a form of applied behavior analysis (ABA), may be useful in teaching imitation skills. This intervention uses prompting and positive reinforcement to teach the child. This therapy can be used with gross motor skills, requesting toys or food, and ultimately with speech as the tool for communication. The goal being that the child learns to imitate without the use of prompts.

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