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  • Title: Generalized imitation of facial models by children with autism.
    Author: DeQuinzio JA, Townsend DB, Sturmey P, Poulson CL.
    Journal: J Appl Behav Anal; 2007; 40(4):755-9. PubMed ID: 18189112.
    Abstract:
    Imitation is an essential skill in the acquisition of language and communication skills. An initial phase in teaching young children with autism to engage in appropriate affective responding may be to teach the imitation of facial models. Using a multiple baseline across participants design, imitation training (consisting of modeling, prompting, differential reinforcement, and error correction) was introduced successively across 3 participants. Low and inconsistent rates of imitation of facial models were observed in baseline. All of the participants learned to imitate some of the facial models presented during imitation training, but only 2 of the 3 participants demonstrated generalized responding across stimuli.
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