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Study Conducted in 2009 Lead Researchers: Blythe Corbett, Joan Gunther & Dan Comins ◦ University of California, Davis Results Published in Journal of Autism Development Disorders (2010)
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Major Components of Learning Deficit: Difficulty understanding other individual’s thoughts & feelings Difficulty perceiving and understanding emotions Limited ability to empathize Poor communication skills
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Successful Behavioral Intervention Strategies Peer Mediation Active Learning Practice Key to Success Supportive Environment
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Children with autism spectrum disorders would show improvement in social-emotional skills from participating in a peer-mediated musical theatrical program.
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Pretest – Posttest Design Evaluated changes in 3 neuropsychological measures
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8 Children (7 boys, 1 girl) Age Range: 6-17 (M = 13.86, SD = 3.49) IQ Score Range: 62 – 102 (M = 82.36. SD = 16.44)
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Autistic children paired with normally developing peer actors Role of peer actors: ◦ Serve as peer models & co-stars in a musical performance ◦ Perform peer’s role for video modeling
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Rehearsals 3 months Rehearsal schedule increased gradually from 1 day to 4 a week Held in supportive environment
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2 of the 3 measures produced statistically significant results: ◦ Matching Faces [t(7) = -2.62, p = 0.034] ◦ Theory of Mind [t(7) = -2.73, p = 0.034]
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Need More Robust Follow Up Study Larger sample required Control group Participants need to stop other interventions
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