Implementation of an Early Communication Intervention for Young Children with Cerebral Palsy Using Single-Subject Research Design

The implementation of an intervention protocol aimed at increasing vocal complexity in three pre-linguistic children with cerebral palsy (two males, starting age 15 months, and one female, starting age 16 months) was evaluated utilising a repeated ABA case series design. The study progressed until the children were 36 months of age. Weekly probes with trained and untrained items were administered across each of three intervention blocks.

Citation:
Ward R, Barty E, Hennessey N, Elliott C, Valentine J. Implementation of an Early Communication Intervention for Young Children with Cerebral Palsy Using Single-Subject Research Design. J Clin Med. 2022;12(1)

Keywords:
Cerebral palsy; early intervention; infant vocalisations; infants; single-subject research design

Abstract:
The implementation of an intervention protocol aimed at increasing vocal complexity in three pre-linguistic children with cerebral palsy (two males, starting age 15 months, and one female, starting age 16 months) was evaluated utilising a repeated ABA case series design. The study progressed until the children were 36 months of age. Weekly probes with trained and untrained items were administered across each of three intervention blocks.