Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: 自閉スペクトラム症(自閉症)児の模倣への介入は，社会性の促進への有効性が検証されてきた ものの，その促進要因について，大人によるモデル刺激の提示の仕方に着目し，系統的に検討す る研究は少ない。これまでの研究では，模倣モデルの提示により，自閉症児の正確な模倣行動を 引き出すことに焦点を当てていた (Tsiouri & Greer, 2003;Tsiouri & Greer, 2007;Tsiouri, Simmons, & Paul, 2012Although researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of imitation interventions in developing the social communication skills of children with autism, few studies have systematically examined the factors that promote these skills and focused on how adults present the model stimuli.Previous studies have focused on eliciting accurate imitation behavior in children with autism by presenting imitation stimuli (Tsiouri & Greer, 2003;Tsiouri & Greer, 2007;and Tsiouri, Simmons, & Paul, 2012).Meanwhile, the task motivation and social interactions, including turn-taking between the child and the adult, remained unknown.In the current study, we focused on the imitation model's presentation speed and compared the task performance of eight children with autism between two intertrial interval (ITI) conditions-0 s-ITI vs. 2 s-ITI.The results indicated that seven out of the eight children in the 0 s-ITI condition showed more continuous imitative behaviors, while there was no significant difference in the percentage of correct imitative behaviors between the two ITI conditions.The results also showed that the speed of presentation of the imitation model affects the task motivation of children with autism spectrum disorders and the interpersonal interaction between the child and the adult; thus, providing insights for future imitation interventions.
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7134603316