Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
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National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

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Teaching Children with Autism to Ask Questions

  • Katie E. Squires, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Author) Central Michigan University image/svg+xml
    Katie E. Squires, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Disorders at Central Michigan University. Her research interests are in the area of school-age language and literacy and curriculum development.
  • Alyssa Bickel, B.A.A. (Author) Graduate Student at Central Michigan University image/svg+xml
    Alyssa Bickel, B.A.A. is a graduate student in Communication Disorders at Central Michigan University.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.268
Abstract
Children with autism have impairments in communication that make it difficult for them to acquire the ability to ask appropriate wh- questions. This is a very important skill, and one that clinicians often do not know how to target. Search terms were entered into several databases to locate studies published in peer-reviewed journals. The studies had to include a wh- question as the dependent variable. Thirteen studies were located and described. This article reviews the literature in regards to teaching children with autism to ask questions and provides opportunities for clinicians to obtain an evidence-base from which to build their practice.
Keywords
Autism, Children, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Language Acquisition, Literature Reviews
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Squires, K. E., & Bickel, A. (2015). Teaching Children with Autism to Ask Questions. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 10(1), 125-135. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.268

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