title: Sibling self-management: Programming for generalization to improve interactions between typically developing siblings and children with autism spectrum disorders.
abstract: The present study taught typically developing (TD) siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) social-communicative and self-management skills. The authors' hypothesized that the acquisition of self-management skills would support generalization of targeted social-communicative responses. A multiple baseline probe design across sibling dyads was used to decrease exposure to unnecessary sessions in the absence of intervention. Four TD siblings were taught self-management of a social skills curriculum using behavioral skills training, which consisted of instructions, modeling, practice, and subsequent feedback. Results indicated that TD siblings learned to self-manage the social skills curriculum with some generalization across novel settings and over time. Comparisons of social-communicative responses to their typical peers provided some support for the social validity of the intervention outcomes. These results support the use of self-management, when explicitly programming for generalization, which continues to be a key consideration when including TD siblings in interventions with their siblings with ASD.
authors.affiliation: a The Graduate Center , CUNY , New York , NY USA.|b Queens College , CUNY , Queens , NY USA.
authors.forename: Lauren A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kryzak
authors.affiliation: a The Graduate Center , CUNY , New York , NY USA.|b Queens College , CUNY , Queens , NY USA.
authors.forename: Emily A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D000073278:Self-Management; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*; D066107:Social Skills
keywords: Autism; generality; interactions; self-management; siblings