Autism

Autism impinges on an individual's capacity to form social relationships and hinders their communication. One chief aspect of children with autism is delayed speech and language (Metz & Haas, 2003). This paper discusses a modification model of treating autism which eases the communication barriers between people with autism and others. This then may allow children with autism to build the kind of relationships while they are young that they will be able to build on …

…found. However, in the meantime, this model can assist in some of the hurdles that children with autism will have to overcome. References: Laski, K. E., Charlop, M. H., & Schreibman, L(1988). Training parents to use the natural language paradigm to increase their autistic children's speech. Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis, 21, 391-400. Owens, R. E., Metz, D. E., & Haas, A. (2003). Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Life-Span Perspective. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Incorporated