Communication repair used by elementary-aged students with autism

2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19530873
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Special needs education
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: OOTAKE Yoshihisa Okayama University, 大学院・教育学研究科, 准教授 (00304288)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2009
• Keywords: コミュニケーションリペア / 自閉症

Research Abstract

This study investigated repair strategies used by students with autism. Results indicated that they repaired almost all communication breakdowns. In addition, they chose communication forms in ways that meet the social meaning of the breakdown. This study also demonstrated an effective intervention that enables a prelinguistic student with autism to use picture cards in a way that took into consideration which attributions the listener misunderstood.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Repair strategies used by verbal students with autism during free play.
  • Author(s): Ohtake, Y., Wehmeyer, M.L., Nakaya, A., Takahashi, S., Yanagihara, M.
  • Journal Title: Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. Council for Exceptional Children学会誌 (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Enabling a prelinguistic communicator with autism to use picture as a strategy for repairing listener misunderstandings: A case study.
  • Author(s): Ohtake, Y., Wehmeyer, M.L., Uchida, N., Nakaya, A., Yanagihara, M.
  • Journal Title: Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities. Council for Exceptional Children学会誌 (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Communication repair used by verbal students with low-functioning autism (2010)
  • Author(s): Ohtake, Y.
  • Organizer: International Conference on the Association for Behavior Analysis International.
  • Place of Presentation: Chicago, IL.
  • Year and Date: 2010-01-22
• [Presentation] Communication repair used by verbal students with low-functioning autism during free play. (2009)
  • Author(s): Ohtake, Y.
  • Organizer: International Conference on Council for Exceptional Children, Seattle, WA
  • Year and Date: 2009-04-03
• [Presentation] Repair strategies used by elementary age students with autism. (2008)
  • Author(s): Ohtake, Y.
  • Organizer: International Conference on The Network of Autism Training and Technical Assistance Program in Columbus, OH
  • Year and Date: 2008-11-19
• [Presentation] Teaching prelinguistic communicators with autism to repair listener's misunderstanding. (2008)
  • Author(s): Ohtake, Y.
  • Organizer: International Conference on Cognitive Disabilities/Mental Retardation, Autism, & Other Developmental Disabilities in San Diego, CA
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-10