Effect of a novel initiation model on initiating behavioral requests in children with autism spectrum disorder
ZHANG Guanzhu
LIU Qiaoyun
LIU Min
ZHANG Yuexin
XU Lian
Abstract：Objective To explore the effect of a novel initiation model on initiating behavioral requests in children with autism spec-trum disorder(ASD).
Methods From November to December,2022,44 children with ASD were selected from Jiaxing Sunlight Rehabilitation Kindergarten,and divided into prelinguistic group(n=23)and linguistic group(n=21)according to the lan-guage function.The initiation-requested skills,and types and frequency of initiation-requested behaviors were ob-served under the novel initiation model and the conventional initiation model.
Results Both the groups scored higher in the novel initiation model than in the conventional initiation model for initia-tion-requested skills(|t|>2.794,P<0.05)and types of initiation-requested behaviors(|t|>3.697,P<0.01),and it increased for the frequency of the use of two-and three-behavioral initiation of requests(χ2>7.986,P<0.05).
Conclusion The novel initiation model can improve initiation request skills in children with ASD.
Keywords：autism spectrum disorderinitiation modelinitiating behavioral requests
Publication Date：2025-02-24
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 136-140 )