Supplementing applied behavioral analysis with speech-language therapy better improves the language ability of children on the autism spectrum
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2024.02.008
- VernacularTitle:应用行为分析联合语言治疗对孤独症谱系障碍儿童语言能力的影响
- Author:
Lifang LI
1
;
Jing LI
;
Changjie ZHANG
Author Information
1. 中国科学院心理研究所，中国科学院行为科学重点实验室，北京 100101
- Keywords:
Autism spectrum disorder;
Applied behavior analysis;
Speech-language therapy;
Rehabi-litation interventions
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2024;46(2):139-144
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To observe any effect of supplementing applied behavior analysis with speech-and-language therapy in improving the language ability of children on the autism spectrum.Methods:A total of 60 children with an autism spectrum disorder were divided at random into an experimental group ( n=30) and a control group ( n=30). The control group accepted 3 hours of applied behavior analysis 5 days per week for 3 consecutive months. Over the same period the experiment group accepted 1.5 hours of applied behavior analysis and 1.5 hours of speech-language therapy. Before and after the intervention, sign-significate relations (S-S) and the language retardation examination were used to evaluate the language comprehension, expression, oral communication, the complexity of oral expression content, and the vocabulary of comprehension and expression of the two groups. Results:After the intervention, comprehension and expression in each stage of the S-S had improved significantly in both groups, but the average comprehension and language expression of the experimental group was significantly better than that of the control group. Oral communication improved significantly in both groups but complexity and the vocabulary used had improved significantly more in the experimental group.Conclusion:Supplementing applied behavioral analysis with speech-language therapy can improve the language ability of children on the autism spectrum significantly better than behavioral analysis alone.
