Narrative Intervention for Children with Autism: Targeting Core Symptoms
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
4-10-2014
Faculty Mentor
Sandra Gillam, Ron Gillam
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to test whether a fully developed program designed to teach narrative language skills was effective in increasing narrative proficiency, and knowledge of mental state and causal language for 5 children with high functioning autism (ASD). Children between the ages of 8-12 participated in a multiple-baseline across participants, single subject design study. Children were asked to retell and create stories for a baseline period and weekly during the intervention period. Children begin intervention in a staggered fashion as they demonstrated stable baselines and/or stable improvement in oral narratives. Time spent in intervention ranged from 19-32, 45-minute individual sessions. Children demonstrated clear, observable gains in narrative proficiency and knowledge of mental state and causal language. Individual variability was observed and is discussed.
Recommended Citation
Hartzheim, Daphne, "Narrative Intervention for Children with Autism: Targeting Core Symptoms" (2014). Graduate Research Symposium. Paper 40.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/grs/40