title: Teaching effective hand raising to children with autism during group instruction.
abstract: We taught 3 children with autism to raise a hand or keep both hands down depending on their status (e.g., having heard a target word, possessing a specific item) using modeling, prompting, and reinforcement. All 3 children acquired accurate hand-raising skills in response to progressively more difficult discrimination tasks during group instruction. The implications for preparing children for general education settings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Central East Autism Program, Kinark.
authors.forename: Shaireen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Charania
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.forename: Narmatha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sabanathan
authors.forename: Inas A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ktaech
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gunby
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D003463:Cues; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*