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Summer camp treatment program for autistic
children.
Hung, D.W. and Thelander, M J.
Exceptional Children: Journal
of the International Council for Exceptional
Children, 44.7 (1978), 534-536.
Purpose:
Determine the effectiveness of a training
program in a three-week residential camp
setting on the self help skills, language
skills, generalization of language from
training to non-training settings and reduction
of undesirable behaviors for autistic children.
Sample:
15 autistic boys and three autistic girls,
ages five years, 11 months to 13 years.
Mean age was nine years, six months.
Method/Instruments:
Method: Camp program consisted of four structured
classes each day in language, special education,
swimming, and social interaction, and other
activities such as campfires, hikes, boating,
trips, singing, dances, and finger painting.
Instruments: no detailed descriptions about
data collection methods or instruments were
given. Counselors filled out nightly reports
recording the children's self help progress
and results of all training trials.
Design: no description of design was given.
Data Analysis: number of children improving
15% or more in each of the categories was
recorded.
Results:
- 79% of the training programs given to
the children (unclear as to how this was
calculated) produced improvement of 15%
or greater.
- Every child improved 15% or more in
at least one area of treatment during
camp.
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