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Acquisition of Simple Sentence Structure in a Child Exhibiting ‘Autistic’ Behaviours

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Stuart R. Stieler
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The use of operant techniques in the teaching of language and speech skills has developed to the extent that rehabilitation of pathological speech conditions such as asphasia and stuttering has been repeatedly demonstrated (Sloane and MacAulay, 1968). Children labelled psychotic and autistic are also reported to have benefited from operant approaches (Lovaas, 1968; Hewett, 1965). Later work by Baer and Guess (1971), and Wheeler and Sulzer (1970) developed complex speech patterns in their subjects. The latter developed telegraphic speech into a complete sentence format and Baer and Guess developed correct use of comparative and superlative adjectives.

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Research Article
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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , May 1978 , pp. 20 - 23
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Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1978

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