Howlin P A
J Autism Dev Disord. 1981 Mar;11(1):89-105. doi: 10.1007/BF01531343.
Studies of operant language therapy with autistic children have indicated that behavioral techniques may be of value in increasing the language skills of such children. A review of recent studies, however, suggests that in the absence of adequate experimental controls, misleading conclusions may be drawn about the effectiveness of treatment. It is also apparent that the effects of therapy vary according to the linguistic competence of the children involved, and to the different aspects of language ability being taught. The implications of recent findings for our understanding of the basic deficit underlying early childhood autism are discussed.
针对自闭症儿童的操作性语言治疗研究表明，行为技术可能在提高此类儿童的语言技能方面具有价值。然而，对近期研究的综述表明，在缺乏充分实验对照的情况下，可能会得出关于治疗效果的误导性结论。同样明显的是，治疗效果会因所涉及儿童的语言能力以及所教授语言能力的不同方面而有所差异。本文讨论了近期研究结果对我们理解幼儿自闭症潜在基本缺陷的启示。
