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Leaf, Justin B.; Leaf, Ronald; Alcalay, Aditt; Leaf, Jeremy A.; Ravid, Daniel; Dale, Stephanie; Kassardjian, Alyne; Tsuji, Kathleen; Taubman, Mitchell; McEachin, John; Oppenheim-Leaf, Misty – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
The systematic use of reinforcers is an essential component of behavioral intervention for individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Today, the use of rigorous formal preference assessments, including paired-preference assessments, are widely conducted to help determine which items to use as reinforcers during intervention. Although…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preferences, Evaluation Methods
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Southall, Candice M.; Gast, David L. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have difficulty generalizing learned behavior to varied environments with independence. This review of 24 empirical studies compares self-management as a systematic procedure for modifying one's own behavior, to increase target behaviors in students with either autistic disorder (AD) or…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis