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THE EFFECTS OF PEER MEDIATED INTERVENTIONS ON SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DEFICITS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

McCollum, Tricia
http://orcid.org/0009-0007-8805-4132
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1680605297448116

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2023, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a peer mediated intervention to increase social communication acts of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Utilizing a single-subject A-B design across four peer dyads, I examined the overall effectiveness of the intervention in relation to specific nonverbal, verbal, and play behaviors and examine the generalization of social communication acts outside of the intervention period. The study participants consisted of four preschool children with ASD and one typically developing peer partner for each child with ASD. All participants attended integrated preschool settings. Intervention results were reported using visual analysis and participant effect size. The intervention showed small significant increases in some areas of nonverbal interactions, interactive play, and verbal interactions for some of the peer dyads, but not all. Strong levels of implementation fidelity and social validity were also reported.
Sloane Burgess (Committee Chair)
Ching-I Chen (Committee Member)
Lisa Audet (Committee Co-Chair)
184 p.
Early Childhood Education; Special Education
preschool; autism spectrum disorder; social communication; stay, play, talk; peer mediated interventions

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  • McCollum, T. (2023). THE EFFECTS OF PEER MEDIATED INTERVENTIONS ON SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DEFICITS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1680605297448116

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McCollum, Tricia. THE EFFECTS OF PEER MEDIATED INTERVENTIONS ON SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DEFICITS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS . 2023. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1680605297448116.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McCollum, Tricia. "THE EFFECTS OF PEER MEDIATED INTERVENTIONS ON SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DEFICITS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS ." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1680605297448116

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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