Training Karaoke Social Interaction Skills in an Adolescent with Autism : Using a Behavior Chain Interruption Strategy

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  • 年長自閉症児における「カラオケ」活動を用いた対人的相互交渉スキル促進の試み : 行動連鎖の操作を通して
  • 事例研究 年長自閉症児における「カラオケ」活動を用いた対人的相互交渉スキル促進の試み--行動連鎖の操作を通して
  • ジレイ ケンキュウ ネンチョウジヘイショウジ ニ オケル カラオケ カツドウ

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The purpose of the present study was to facilitate social interaction skills in an adolescent with autism (CA:14-5, MA:5-2, IQ:35), through introducing special training in a leisure activity setting, i.e., karaoke. Before the training, karaoke activities were chained on the basis of a task analysis of karaoke skills. After that, in the structured setting, the subject was first trained until he was able to acquire the skills for performing karaoke activity. Then, using interruptions of the ongoing sequences of karaoke skills (i.e., a behavior chain interruption strategy), his interpersonal social interaction behavior was trained. The results were as follows: (1) The frequency of initiations of the chain by the subject increased after the completion of training. (2) The number of turns taken increased, and the duration of interactions between the adolescent and other participants was extended. (3) In probe sessions, the social interaction skills generalized to non-training settings and to persons who were not trainers. The effectiveness of this training program for promoting spontaneity and generalization in an adolescent's social interactions was discussed.

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