Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48823, USA.
Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2013 Jul;118(4):247-61. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-188.4.247.
Individuals with autism have difficulty with social skills across the lifespan. Few social interventions have been examined for older individuals with autism who also have significant intellectual disabilities (ID). Previous research suggests that reciprocal imitation training (RIT) improves imitation and social engagement in young children with autism. This study used a multiple-baseline design to examine whether RIT could improve social behaviors in four adolescents with autism and significant ID. All adolescents improved their spontaneous imitation and two improved their joint engagement. In addition, two adolescents decreased their rate of self-stimulatory behaviors over the course of treatment. Overall, these results suggest that RIT may be effective at improving social interaction and decreasing self-stimulatory behavior in adolescents with autism and significant ID.
自闭症患者在整个生命周期中都存在社交技能方面的困难。针对同时存在严重智力障碍（ID）的自闭症老年患者，很少有社交干预措施得到检验。先前的研究表明，互惠模仿训练（RIT）可以提高自闭症幼儿的模仿和社交参与度。本研究采用多项基线设计，考察 RIT 是否可以改善 4 名自闭症且严重 ID 的青少年的社交行为。所有青少年都提高了自发模仿能力，有 2 名青少年提高了共同参与度。此外，有 2 名青少年在治疗过程中减少了自我刺激行为的发生率。总体而言，这些结果表明，RIT 可能对改善自闭症且严重 ID 青少年的社交互动和减少自我刺激行为有效。
