The Effect of Diet and Vitamin Manipulation on Communication in Autism: a Case Study
Date of Graduation
Fall 1995
Degree
Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Department
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Committee Chair
Meridith Adams
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine how behaviors of communicative intent were effected by diet and vitamin manipulation. A three-year-old male diagnosed with autism and exhibiting signs of the intestinal yeast infection, Candidiasis, was the subject of this study. Videotape was analyzed to obtain simple counts of nonverbal, vocal, and verbal communicative behaviors during four conditions over an eight month period. The conditions were: (a) Condition I, no speech-language therapy (SLT), and no diet/vitamin therapy (DVT) ; (b) Condition II, SLT only; (c) Condition III, both SLT and DVT; and (d) Condition IV, DVT only. Support for SLT was demonstrated. Support for DVT, however, was not exhibitied. Limitations of this study, anecdotal reports in support of DVT, and suggestions for future research were discussed.
Subject Categories
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Copyright
© Susan Bonita Conn
Recommended Citation
Conn, Susan Bonita, "The Effect of Diet and Vitamin Manipulation on Communication in Autism: a Case Study" (1995). MSU Graduate Theses. 217.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/217
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