Date of Award

1-1-2001

Thesis Type

Masters

Document Type

Thesis

Divisions

Faculty of Languages and Linguistics

Department

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Institution

Universiti Malaya

Abstract

The aim of this research was to diagnose the communication ability of a group of ten children with autism who were undergoing the Applied Behaviour Analysis programme at a NASOM Autistic Educational Centre in Klang. The research also set out to show that these children were able to use in their daily life the skills that they have learnt in the programme. The ability of these children to communicate before and after the intervention was noted by using a Behavioural Language Assessment Form. through interviews with teachers and in the observations of the researcher. It was found that some communication skills such as Requests, Motor Imitation, Matching. to Sample. Receptive. Letters and Numbers and Greeting are acquired faster than other skills such as Vocal Play, Vocal Imitation, Receptive by Functions, Features and Class, Conversational Skills. Social Interaction and Gestures. A few students are also found to be able to communicate inside and outside the classroom. Students who received extra guidance at home performed better than those who did not get any help f om their parents. It was also found that exposure to the intervention programme at a younger age produced better results. The teachers and students encountered various problems during the teaching and learning process. Among the problems are: lack of cooperation from parents where extra guidance was concerned; lack of qualified teachers and teacher aids; and lack of exposure to the latest developments in educating children with autism. Recommendations to improve teaching strategies have been suggested to enhance communication skills among children with autism.

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Additional Information

Dissertation (M.A) -- Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya, 2001.

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