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Based on What Is Known About the Characteristics of Autism,which

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Based on what is known about the characteristics of autism,which of the following therapy techniques would be most effective in encouraging an autistic child to make appropriate eye contact with a therapist?


A) play therapy, where the autistic child could first see eye contact modeled with dolls
B) behavioral modeling, where the autistic child could watch as an adult and a nonautistic child modeled eye contact
C) reinforcement with food, where a therapist could give a small food reward each time the autistic child made appropriate eye contact
D) drug therapy, where the child would be put on a GABA agonist medication to reduce self-stimulatory behaviors; reducing inappropriate behaviors can lead to the expression of more appropriate behaviors, such as making eye contact

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