Research suggests that including typically developing siblings in interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be beneficial. However, studies have predominantly involved only participants with mild symptoms of ASD and have not also reported outcomes for the typically developing sibling. The purpose of this study was to address these gaps by replicating and extending an intervention package consisting of structured, interest-based play activities, adult instruction and modeling, and response to child questions. A reversal design across two sibling dyads was used to demonstrate the effects of the intervention on the social interaction behaviors of the child with ASD and typically developing sibling. Social interaction increased for both sibling dyads, results generalized for one dyad, and multiple measures indicated a high level of social validity. Recommendations for practitioners and caregivers working with children with ASD and potential areas of future research are discussed.

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一种自然主义行为干预，以增加患有和不患有自闭症的兄弟姐妹之间的互动。

研究表明，在自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 儿童的干预措施中包括典型的发育中的兄弟姐妹可能是有益的。然而，研究主要仅涉及具有轻微 ASD 症状的参与者，并且还没有报告典型发育的兄弟姐妹的结果。本研究的目的是通过复制和扩展由结构化、基于兴趣的游戏活动、成人指导和建模以及对儿童问题的回答组成的干预包来解决这些差距。跨两个兄弟姐妹的逆转设计用于证明干预对患有 ASD 的儿童和通常发育的兄弟姐妹的社交互动行为的影响。两个兄弟姐妹的社交互动都增加了，结果对一个二人进行了概括，多项措施表明社会效度水平较高。讨论了对与 ASD 儿童一起工作的从业者和照顾者的建议以及未来研究的潜在领域。