Research summaries for autism therapy: functional communication training (FCT)

definition of functional communication training (FCT): AAC intervention meant to reduce problem behaviors by teaching a child to use communication symbols or words written on cards to get across their needs and wants. For example, a child holds a card printed with “I don’t want to do this.”
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Effects of Modified Milieu Therapy Intervention on the Social Communicative Behaviors of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Summarized Nov 11, 2010

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques can be combined to help children replace aberrant behavior with functional communication skills.

The purpose of this study was to see if two therapies (milieu therapy and functional communication training) could be combined to help children replace bad behavior with language. The authors measured increased communication skills, decreased use of prompts, and decreased bad behavior in three young children with autism at home and in the classroom. They found that prompts decreased with the therapy. Communication increased and bad behavior decreased to almost zero with therapy. All of these skills were generalized to untrained settings and persons.

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Autism, Augmentative Communication, and Assistive Technology: What Do We Really Know?, Summarized Nov 7, 2006

This article gives an overview of the research on different forms of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and technological advances that can help children with autism communicate more clearly.... Among the most well-supported interventions are: use of a visual schedule, system for augmenting language (SAL), PECS, and functional communication training (FCT). Each of these approaches is described, and the research supporting each is outlined.... Read more...

Replacing Prelinguistic Behaviors with Functional Communication, Summarized Sep 25, 2006

This paper describes how teachers can be trained to improve communication skills of young children with autism, and consequently decrease their disruptive behavior.... This type of therapy is called functional communication training (FCT). It focuses on training teachers to recognize a childâ??s subtle attempts at communication and replace these attempts with the use of sign language or picture boards.... Read more...

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Synonyms for functional communication training (FCT) include: FCT, functional communication training
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