Intervention of form and communication function in a person with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Case study

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Published Jun 3, 2019
DOI https://doi.org/10.29035/ucmaule.56.81

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José Antonio Sazo Ávila
Universidad de Talca

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in communication and social interaction, and restricted/repetitive behaviours patterns, interest or activities. This research show a case study for a boy that receives a therapy based in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) to increase his verbal behaviour, realized by a speech and language therapyst certified in ABA. In the assessment, the patient show a low communicative intention and several behaviour problems. After 40 treatment sessions, the boy increase his forms and communicative functions, and he was achieved a behaviour modification.



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No 56 (2019): UCMaule
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Estudios
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Sazo Ávila, J. (2019). Intervention of form and communication function in a person with Autism Spectrum Disorder:. UCMaule, (56), 81-89. https://doi.org/10.29035/ucmaule.56.81

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