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Koegel, Lynn Kern; Koegel, Robert L.; Green-Hopkins, Israel; Barnes, Cynthia Carter – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
The literature suggests children with autism use communication primarily for requests and protests, and almost never for information-seeking. This study investigated whether teaching "Where" questions using intrinsic reinforcement procedures would produce the generalized use of the question, and whether concomitant improvements in…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Language Usage, Autism, Language Acquisition
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Koegel, Lynn Kern; Singh, Anjileen K.; Koegel, Robert L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
Many children with autism show very little interest in academic assignments and exhibit disruptive behavior when assignments are presented. Research indicates that incorporating specific motivational variables such as choice, interspersal of maintenance tasks, and natural reinforcers during intervention leads to improvements in core symptoms of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Assignments, Intervention, Autism