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Date of Graduation
Spring 2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Department of Graduate Psychology
Advisor(s)
Trevor Stokes
Abstract
Generalization of social behaviors is a vital component of human behavior. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder often show symptomology that includes impairment in social behavior and failure to generalize behavior on the whole. Initiation of joint attention is a social behavior that can be understood as a behavior cusp and worthy of intervention to promote development. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy has been studied in recent years for its efficacy in treating some dimensions of Autism Spectrum Disorder in children and adolescence. The current study sought to explore the efficacy of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy in promoting the generalization of initiation of joint attention in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder across adult/child dyads. Data showed that PCIT was both effective in producing initiation of joint attention and in producing generalization of joint attention.
Recommended Citation
Rigg, Thomas E., "Generalization of joint attention: Using parent child interaction therapy to program social skills in children with developmental disorders" (2016). Masters Theses, 2010-2019. 83.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/83
