TY - JOUR
T1 - Systematic Review of Peer-Mediated Intervention for Children with Autism Who Are Minimally Verbal
AU - O’Donoghue, M.
AU - O’Dea, A.
AU - O’Leary, N.
AU - Kennedy, N.
AU - Forbes, J.
AU - Murphy, C. A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - In peer-mediated intervention (PMI), peers act as agents of intervention. Previous reviews in this area have not addressed the effectiveness of using PMI with children with autism who are minimally verbal. Following a systematic search, we reviewed 25 studies where PMI was used to increase communication in minimally verbal participants. The majority of these (n = 23) were single-case experimental design studies in settings that included preschools, elementary schools, and high schools. PMIs varied in the amounts of training offered to peers and the types of activities in which children engaged. Social communication increased across studies, with alternative and augmentative communication and spoken language measured in seven studies, respectively. We offer recommendations for future research in this area.
AB - In peer-mediated intervention (PMI), peers act as agents of intervention. Previous reviews in this area have not addressed the effectiveness of using PMI with children with autism who are minimally verbal. Following a systematic search, we reviewed 25 studies where PMI was used to increase communication in minimally verbal participants. The majority of these (n = 23) were single-case experimental design studies in settings that included preschools, elementary schools, and high schools. PMIs varied in the amounts of training offered to peers and the types of activities in which children engaged. Social communication increased across studies, with alternative and augmentative communication and spoken language measured in seven studies, respectively. We offer recommendations for future research in this area.
KW - Augmentative and alternative communication
KW - Minimally verbal
KW - Participation
KW - Peer-mediated intervention
KW - Review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85082951479&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s40489-020-00201-2
DO - 10.1007/s40489-020-00201-2
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85082951479
SN - 2195-7177
VL - 8
SP - 51
EP - 66
JO - Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 1
ER -