Does Mastery of ABLA Level 6 Make It Easier for Children with Autism to Learn to Name Objects?

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    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      8
    • Subject Terms:
      Autism; Imitation; Visual Discrimination; Auditory Discrimination; Ability; Tests; Children
    • Subject Terms:
      Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.rasd.2011.01.019
    • ISSN:
      1750-9467
    • Abstract:
      The Assessment of Basic Learning Abilities (ABLA) was developed to assess the ease or difficulty with which individuals with intellectual disabilities are able to learn an imitation task and five 2-choice discriminations, called levels. Level 6 is an auditory-visual discrimination. We examined whether children with autism who passed ABLA Level 6 (Group 1) would more readily learn to name objects than children with autism who failed Level 6 (Group 2). The 2 groups were matched on the communication subscale of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale. Group 1 learned more object names, and in significantly fewer trials, than Group 2. The implications for language training are discussed. (Contains 4 figures and 1 table.)
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      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2011
    • Accession Number:
      EJ927537