Using a Multiple Baseline Design to Demonstrate Efficacy of Using Behavior Therapy to Teach Children Vocal Imitation

Abstract

The number of autism diagnoses has increased dramatically in the past decade Association for Science in Autism Treatment). One type of therapy that has demonstrated treatment efficacy for children with autism is behavioral therapy. At the Campus Autism Program in the Psychology Department students are providing behavior therapy to young children with autism and using experimental designs to demonstrate treatment effectiveness. The current project demonstrates the implementation of a multiple baseline design to demonstrate treatment effectiveness while teaching children with autism to answer questions.