Haring, Kathryn,Hoppe, Sue E.2013-08-162013-08-162003http://hdl.handle.net/11244/580The present study was designed to examine the effects of computer-assisted instruction using a naturalistic language paradigm intervention (independent variable) for five adult individuals with autism. Four of the individuals reside in a private residential care facility and one individual is currently in high school. The computer-assisted instruction procedure employed in this study produced an increase in the participants' communicative interactions and a decrease in the participants' disruptive behavior. However, each participant's data indicated a great deal of variance from session to session. The results of the present study suggest computers may be a valuable tool in teaching communication and interaction skills for individuals with autism.viii, 113 leaves :People with mental disabilities Education.Computer-assisted instruction.Education, Special.Education, Educational Psychology.Education, Technology of.Developmentally disabled Education.Thesis