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Direct linkAkers, Jessica S.; Retzlaff, Billie J.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Greer, Brian D.; Kaminski, Ami J.; DeSouza, Andresa A. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2019
Most verbal behavior curricula for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) focus on teaching multiple mands during the early stages of training (e.g., picture exchange communication system; Bondy & Frost, 1994). However, few, if any, of those curricula train children with ASD to differentially mand only for reinforcers that are reasonable…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Training
DeSouza, Andresa A.; Akers, Jessica S.; Fisher, Wayne W. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2017
Sundberg and Michael (2011) reviewed the contributions of Skinner's (1957) "Verbal Behavior" to the treatment of language delays in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and discussed several aspects of interventions, including mand training, intraverbal repertoire development, and the importance of using Skinner's taxonomy of…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Autism
Brodhead, Matthew T.; Higbee, Thomas S.; Gerencser, Kristina R.; Akers, Jessica S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2016
We investigated the effects of a script-fading and discrimination-training procedure on mand variability in preschoolers with autism. Participants were taught to vary their vocal mands in the presence of written scripts, a green placemat, and a lag schedule of reinforcement. They were also taught to engage in repetitive mands in the presence of…
Descriptors: Autism, Preschool Children, Verbal Operant Conditioning, Reinforcement
