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Sivaraman, Maithri; Virues-Ortega, Javier; Maes-Dhaeyere, Lieselot; Saelaert, Emaël; Roeyers, Herbert – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2022
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been shown to exhibit fewer instances of social referencing compared to their typically developing peers. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of multiple-exemplar training, prompting, and social reinforcement to teach social referencing. We used a single-blind randomized control trial…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Morris, Samuel L.; Vollmer, Timothy R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2022
Recent research has developed and evaluated assessments of sociability in which time allocation near or away from an adult who initiates social interactions is used to characterize the participant as social, indifferent, or avoidant of social interaction. Though these qualitative outcomes have been useful, no studies have evaluated methods of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Time Management, Children
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Frampton, Sarah E.; Shillingsburg, M. Alice – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2018
Few studies have applied Skinner's (1953) conceptualization of problem solving to teach socially significant behaviors to individuals with developmental disabilities. The current study used a multiple probe design across behavior (sets) to evaluate the effects of problem-solving strategy training (PSST) on the target behavior of explaining how to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Autism, Problem Solving, Verbal Communication
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Peters, Lindsay C.; Thompson, Rachel H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2015
Successful conversation requires that the speaker's behavior is sensitive to nonvocal listener responses. We observed children with autism spectrum disorder during conversation probes in which a listener periodically displayed nonvocal cues that she was uninterested in the conversation. We used behavioral skills training to teach conversation…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Interpersonal Communication, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Brodhead, Matthew T.; Higbee, Thomas S.; Pollard, Joy S.; Akers, Jessica S.; Gerencser, Kristina R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2014
Linked activity schedules were used to establish appropriate game play in children with autism during a game of hide-and-seek. All 6 participants demonstrated acquisition of appropriate play skills in the presence of the activity schedules and maintained responding during subsequent phases. When the schedules were removed, responding decreased to…
Descriptors: Scheduling, Activities, Play, Games
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Fichtner, Caitlin S.; Tiger, Jeffrey H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2015
Angelman syndrome is a neurogenetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental disability. Common behavioral characteristics of this disorder include a heightened interest in social interactions and frequent bids to initiate interaction. These bids can be problematic, for instance, when a child attempts to hug strangers in public…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Genetics, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Shriver, Mark D.; Allen, Keith D. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1997
This study examined compliance parameters for 18 children (ages 2-10) who had been referred to a clinic for behavior problems and for 35 non-referred children. Although there were significant differences for percentage compliance, there were no significant differences between the referred and nonreferred in terms of initiation or completion…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Compliance (Psychology), Performance
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Richman, David M.; Berg, Wendy K.; Wacker, David P.; Stephens, Tracy; Rankin, Barbara; Kilroy, Jennette – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1997
Pretreatment assessment data were used to enhance an existing treatment package to reduce aggression and to increase the positive social interactions of a 9-year-old boy with moderate mental retardation and Hunter's syndrome. Additional reinforcements and punishment components were added and resulted in positive social interactions and suppressed…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Children, Interpersonal Communication
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Rasing, Eef J.; Duker, Pieter C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
This study evaluated effects of a multifaceted training procedure on acquisition and generalization of social behaviors of 9 language-disabled deaf children (ages 8-9). The intervention involved child training as well as supervision, feedback, and goal setting by teachers and staff. Results indicated increases in appropriate target behaviors which…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Deafness, Feedback