TY - JOUR
T1 - Stimulus pairing training in children with autism spectrum disorder
AU - Takahashi, Kosuke
AU - Yamamoto, Jun'Ichi
AU - Noro, Fumiyuki
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank all the children and their parents who participated in this research. The present research was supported by The Global Centers of Excellence Program, Keio University.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - In early training for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), matching-to-sample (MTS) tasks are widely used to teach various language and cognitive skills. However, some problems in conducting MTS training for children with developmental disabilities are also recognized. In this study, we examined the effectiveness of stimulus pairing training as a training procedure for children with ASDs. Two boys with ASDs participated in this study. During the stimulus pairing training trial, the children observed only two corresponding stimuli were paired successively. Participant's learning as a result of stimulus pairing training was assessed by MTS tests, which were conducted immediately after the training. In this study, visual-visual and visual-auditory stimulus relations were trained in stimulus pairing training. As a result, both participants could learn the stimulus relations by stimulus pairing training. The effectiveness and efficiency of the pairing training procedure and some issues to be considered in applying this procedure for children with ASDs are discussed.
AB - In early training for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), matching-to-sample (MTS) tasks are widely used to teach various language and cognitive skills. However, some problems in conducting MTS training for children with developmental disabilities are also recognized. In this study, we examined the effectiveness of stimulus pairing training as a training procedure for children with ASDs. Two boys with ASDs participated in this study. During the stimulus pairing training trial, the children observed only two corresponding stimuli were paired successively. Participant's learning as a result of stimulus pairing training was assessed by MTS tests, which were conducted immediately after the training. In this study, visual-visual and visual-auditory stimulus relations were trained in stimulus pairing training. As a result, both participants could learn the stimulus relations by stimulus pairing training. The effectiveness and efficiency of the pairing training procedure and some issues to be considered in applying this procedure for children with ASDs are discussed.
KW - Children with autism spectrum disorder
KW - Matching to sample
KW - Stimulus pairing training
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.06.021
DO - 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.06.021
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77957342582
SN - 1750-9467
VL - 5
SP - 547
EP - 553
JO - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
JF - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
IS - 1
ER -
