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Journal on Developmental Disabilities
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| Volume 9, No. 2 | other issues |
| Special Issue: Perspectives on the Autistic Spectrum Disorders | |
Teaching Prerequisite Matching and Object Permanence Skillsto Those who have Difficulty Communicating with Photos or PicturesMarilyn Chassman |
Articles / Abstracts Advances in Understanding Autism Relationship Between Autism and Fragile X Accessing and Assessing Intelligence Challenges in Identifying Mental Health Issues Best Practices and Practical Strategies Teaching Prerequisite Matching and Object Skills Children & Adolescents: The Role of a Crisis Service Community Participation in an Admission Process Intensive Early Intervention Program for Children |
AbstractThis is a case study of the work I did with my son, Brian Chassman, as he acquired a photo communication system. Brian has a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder, and is very severely affected. He was, and still is, completely nonverbal. In order for Brian to learn how to communicate using photos, he needed to learn the following skills: picture to picture matching, colour matching of objects, object to photo matching, photo to object matching, photo to object "give me," object permanence skills, and pointing skills. This work was done with Brian, at home, during the time when he was between nine and eleven years old. This paper documents exactly how Brian learned each of these skills. |
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