Autism- Article 5 NET Flashcards
- PRT has provided interventions with a ______ training method
naturalistic
- What are the six components of PRT that are listed in this article? Describe each.
a. Clear instructions/questions: The play task is made clear to the child
b. Interspersal of maintenance tasks: Maintenance tasks and new tasks are interspersed with training.
c. Child choice: Child is allowed to choose the toys to be used in training.
d. Direct reinforcement: Child’s choice in toys is used to reinforce behavior.
e. Reinforcement of goal-directed attempts: Attempts and fully correct response are reinforced.
f. Turn taking: Therapist takes turns performing appropriate play actions.
What are some basic skills that a child must exhibit before using PRT to teach play skills
interest in object manipulation, show they can imitate, and attend (even partially) to the environment
When teaching new play skills to individuals with developmental delays, what is an important thing to keep in mind?
It is very important for acquisition skills
Describe what each of these play skills are and be able to sequence them according to the order in which they are mastered in typically developing children
a. Manipulative play: Results in interesting visual and sensory stimulation.
b. Functional or representational play: uses realistic objects or miniature representation of objects in ways appropriate to their function.
c. Symbolic Play: child pretends one object is another.
d. Sociodramatic play: role playing and develop of a story.
e. Interactive Play: Should be taught at each stage and it involves interacting with others.
- In the Stahmer et al. (1994) study, even though the children learned play skills, how were these skills different than typical peers? What other teaching approach has yielded such results and what does that say about PRT?
Although play skills increased, play with another child did not improve
