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Effect of Treatment Structure on Development in Autistic Children
Eric Schopler, PhD;
Sharon S. Brehm, MA;
Marcel Kinsbourne, MD, PhD;
Robert J. Reichler, MD
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1971;24(5):415-421.
Abstract
Because of the wide variation of structures used in the treatment of autistic children, a study was designed in which structure was changed from relative structure to relative unstructure over two repeated cycles of two weeks each. Both children and therapists were rated on their reactions. The findings indicated that autistic children tended to react more favorably to structure than to unstructure. Individual differences showed that autistic children on a higher developmental level were better able to utilize relative unstructure than those functioning on a lower developmental level.
Author Affiliations
Chapel Hill, NC
From the Child Research Project, Department of Psychiatry, and the Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 2, 1970.
Reprint requests to Child Research Project, University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill NC (Dr. Schopler).
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