Exposure to a specific prompt topography predicts its relative efficiency when teaching intraverbal behavior to children with autism spectrum disorder.

Ana Luiza Roncati, Ariene Coelho Souza, Caio F Miguel
Author Information
  1. Ana Luiza Roncati: Núcleo Paradigma and University of São Paulo, Brazil.
  2. Ariene Coelho Souza: Núcleo Paradigma, Brazil.
  3. Caio F Miguel: California State University, Sacramento.

Abstract

Comparisons of the relative efficiency of different prompt topographies (visual or auditory), when teaching intraverbal behavior to children with disabilities, have yielded idiosyncratic results. Recent research has shown that previous exposure to a specific prompt type may affect its efficiency when teaching intraverbal behavior to preschool children. The current study was an attempt to replicate these results with 3 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. For all participants, increased exposure to one prompt topography was sufficient to make it relatively more efficient as measured by number of trials to criterion. These results suggest that previous history with a prompt type may predict its efficiency.

Keywords

MeSH Term

Acoustic Stimulation
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Child
Child, Preschool
Cues
Humans
Language Therapy
Male
Photic Stimulation
Teaching

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