Training play behavior in a 5-year-old boy with developmental disabilities.
The purpose of the current study was twofold: (a) to investigate if it was possible to train three different games (both as a leader and as a participant) to a child with developmental disabilities through interaction with 4 typically developing peers, and (b) to examine if correct responding would be maintained after the training was faded. A multiple probe design across three games was used. The results showed that the child learned both skills as a leader and as a participant in all three games, and that skills were maintained for a period of 3 weeks after the training had stopped.
Akershus University College, Sandvika, Norway. erik.arntzen@equivalence.net
Erik
E
Arntzen
Ann-Mari
AM
Halstadtrø
Monica
M
Halstadtrø
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012919:Social Behavior; D016896:Treatment Outcome