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Date Available

12-16-2019

Year of Publication

2019

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Education (MSEd)

College

Education

Department/School/Program

Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Counseling

Faculty

Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown

Faculty

Dr. Melinda Ault

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to teach preschool children with autism spectrum disorders to make requests with a speech generating device using a naturalistic time delay prompting procedure. The participants in this study were two males, enrolled in a public preschool program, between four and five years old. Both participants showed significant delays in expressive communication requiring alternative and augmented communication. The study utilized a multiple probe design across behaviors. Results showed utilizing naturalistic time delay increases independent requests using a speech generating device.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2019.467

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