Autism- Article 8

Question 1

What two augmentative and alternative AAC modalities were examined in this study?

Answer 1

a. Sign Language

b. PECS

Question 2

There is some evidence that suggests that teaching sign and vocal speech simultaneously result in _________ outcomes.

Answer 2

Favorable communication

Question 3

Describe some factors that influence a child’s ability to be successful in using sign or PECS.

Answer 3

Cognitive and motor ability

Question 4

According to Bondy and Frost (1994), why is PECS training a better alternative than sign language?

Answer 4

PECS does not require preexisting skills like imitation

Question 5

What was the purpose of this study?

Answer 5

Compare the effectiveness of sign language and PECS training on the acquisition of mands for children with autism.

Question 6

What was a particular question they addressed?

Answer 6

The relationship of each modality to participants’ preexisting motor imitation abilities.

Question 7

What else did they examine?

Answer 7

The impact of each modality on the development of speech during training.

Question 8

What were the three DVs?

Answer 8

1. Motor imitation
2. Mand
3. Word vocalizations

Question 9

In your own words, describe the results for each participant.

Answer 9

a. Carl: Percentage of independent mands was increased with sign language training more so than PECS training.
b. Jennifer: Percentage of independent mands was increased with the PECS training more so than the sign language training.

Question 10

Describe the results in terms of word vocalization for each participant

Answer 10

a. Carl: More word vocalization with sign training

b. Jennifer: More word vocalization with sign training.

Question 11

19. Based on the results, for participants who have deficits in motor skills or imitation skills, __________ is a better alternative to teach manding.

Answer 11

PECS

Question 12

____________ produced more vocalization for both participants.

Answer 12

Sign Language training