caa a22 4500 463250826 CHVBK 20180405153339.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10803-006-0221-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10803-006-0221-z Teaching the Imitation and Spontaneous Use of Descriptive Gestures in Young Children with Autism Using a Naturalistic Behavioral Intervention [Elektronische Daten] [Brooke Ingersoll, Elizabeth Lewis, Emily Kroman] Children with autism exhibit deficits in the imitation and spontaneous use of descriptive gestures. Reciprocal Imitation Training (RIT), a naturalistic imitation intervention, has ben shown to increase object imitation skills in young children with autism. A single-subject, multiple-baseline design acroess five young children with autism was used to determine whether RIT could be adapted to target the imitation of descriptive gestures. All participants increased their imitation of gestures in the treatment setting and on a structured imitation assessment. Gains generalized to a novel therapist, setting, and materials and maintained at a 1-month follow-up. Three participants also increased their spontaneous use of descriptive gestures. These results provide support for the effectiveness of a naturalistic intervention for teaching gesture imitation. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006 Autism nationallicence Imitation nationallicence Gesture nationallicence Intervention nationallicence Social communication nationallicence Ingersoll Brooke Department of Psychology, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, 97219, Portland, OR, USA aut Lewis Elizabeth Department of Psychology, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, 97219, Portland, OR, USA aut Kroman Emily Department of Psychology, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, 97219, Portland, OR, USA aut Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/8(2007-09-01), 1446-1456 0162-3257 37:8<1446 2007 37 10803 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0221-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0221-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ingersoll Brooke Department of Psychology, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, 97219, Portland, OR, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lewis Elizabeth Department of Psychology, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, 97219, Portland, OR, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kroman Emily Department of Psychology, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, 97219, Portland, OR, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/8(2007-09-01), 1446-1456 0162-3257 37:8<1446 2007 37 10803 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer