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A randomized clinical trial comparison between pivotal response treatment ( PRT ) and structured applied behavior analysis ( ABA ) intervention for children with autism . Accumulating studies are documenting specific motivational variables that , when combined into a naturalistic teaching paradigm , can positively influence the effectiveness of interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) . The purpose of this study was to compare two applied behavior analysis ( ABA ) intervention procedures , a naturalistic approach , pivotal response treatment ( PRT ) with a structured ABA approach in a school setting . A randomized clinical trial design using two groups of children , matched according to age , sex and mean length of utterance was used to compare the interventions . The data showed that the PRT approach was significantly more effective in improving targeted and untargeted areas after 3 months of intervention . The results are discussed in terms of variables that produce more rapid improvements in communication for children with ASD .
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Intervention_Educational
pivotal response treatment ( PRT ) and structured applied behavior analysis ( ABA )
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Intervention_Educational
naturalistic teaching paradigm
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Intervention_Educational
applied behavior analysis ( ABA ) intervention procedures , a naturalistic approach , pivotal response treatment ( PRT ) with a structured ABA approach
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Intervention_Educational
PRT
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Outcome_Other
improving targeted and untargeted areas
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorder ( ASD
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Participant_Age
children