The Effects of Intervention Using Wordless Picture Books by Mothers on Developing Mental States Utterances for the Children with Autism

Lee, Jungwon; Lee, SoHyun

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Commun Sci Disord. 2002;7(2): 201-225.

Jungwon Lee^` , and SoHyun Lee^`

이정원(Jungwon Lee)| 이소현(SoHyun Lee)

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect s of wordless picture books on developing Theory of Mind for the children with autism. Three children with autism, who were between 6 and 7 year s old, and their mother s participated in this experiment . The frequency and accuracy of using Complete Reading Cycles by mother s and the frequency of children s mental states utterance were measured with a multiple probe baseline design across dyads of mother and children. All sessions were composed of 10 -minute observation and 15-minute intervention, and 15-minute review. Just after the intervention session, the subject s were observed in the situation of reading with CD-ROM to collect generalization data. Follow-up data were collected for three weeks after the termination of the intervention. The following result s were obtained: (1) The frequency and accuracy of using Complete Reading Cycles by mother s were increased by training. (2) The TNW and NDW of the children s mental states utterance through intervention using wordless picture books were increased. (3) The frequency and accuracy of using Complete Reading Cycles and the frequency of the children s mental states utterance were generalized to different situation(CD-ROM storybook). (4) The frequency and accuracy of using Complete Reading Cycles by mother s and the frequency of the children s mental states utterance by wordless picture books intervention were maintained three weeks after the termination of the intervention. The result s showed that mother whose children were autism could be trained to be a teacher . And intervention using wordless picture books with Complete Reading Cycles was effective in developing Theory of Mind skills related to mental states utterances for children with autism.

Keywords: 글없는 그림책 | 자폐 | 어머니의 훈련가능성 | 생각의 원리 | 심리적 상태 관련 발화