Abstract
The purpose of this research was to examine the necessary conditions for constructing sentences to picture stimuli by an autistic child using a word processor at the one-word sentence level. First, keyboard-typing and the usage of function keys was established in "word construction" tasks and the process of acquisition was analyzed. Next, for Stimulus Set A, "sentence construction" using the word processor was taught and the emergence of the corresponding vocal response was evaluated in a functional equivalence test . For Stimulus Set B, "sentence construction" by vocal response was taught and the emergence of word processing response was also assessed in the equivalence test. The results showed that functional equivalence emerged for word processing and vocal response. The appropriate sentence construction using a word processor was maintained in the follow-up assessment after 6 months. Sentence construction using a word processor was generalized to untrained picture stimuli. These results were discussed in terms of the applicability and functionality of word processing skills in children with developmental disabilities.
