TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional training for initiating joint attention in children with autism
AU - Naoi, Nozomi
AU - Tsuchiya, Ritsu
AU - Yamamoto, Jun Ichi
AU - Nakamura, Katsuki
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (167608), the Japan Agency of Science and Technology (JST)/CREST, and construction of an integrated method for understanding of the mind (COE 21st Century Project, Ministry of Science and Education). We would like to thank all the children and their parents who participated in this research. We also thank Ms. Y. Hara, N. Kikuchi, H. Kuma, K. Yamamoto, and Y. Takeuchi for assistance with the experiments.
PY - 2008/11
Y1 - 2008/11
N2 - The present study aimed to examine the controlling variables for initiating joint attention (IJA) in three children with autism. During the baseline, target objects were presented in a location where the child could see them, but the adult could not, and the emergence of IJA was assessed. Children with autism showed some IJA skills during the baseline, but none initiated pointing. In training, the motivating operation for IJA was manipulated by using each child's preferred materials as targets of joint attention. It was found that more frequent and functional joint attention behaviors were emitted following training. The present study suggests that difficulties in IJA in children with autism could be partly explained by restricted interests in children with autism.
AB - The present study aimed to examine the controlling variables for initiating joint attention (IJA) in three children with autism. During the baseline, target objects were presented in a location where the child could see them, but the adult could not, and the emergence of IJA was assessed. Children with autism showed some IJA skills during the baseline, but none initiated pointing. In training, the motivating operation for IJA was manipulated by using each child's preferred materials as targets of joint attention. It was found that more frequent and functional joint attention behaviors were emitted following training. The present study suggests that difficulties in IJA in children with autism could be partly explained by restricted interests in children with autism.
KW - Children with autism
KW - Initiating joint attention
KW - Motivating operation
KW - Pointing
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ridd.2007.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ridd.2007.10.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 18065199
AN - SCOPUS:56049097467
VL - 29
SP - 595
EP - 609
JO - Research in Developmental Disabilities
JF - Research in Developmental Disabilities
SN - 0891-4222
IS - 6
ER -