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Direct linkGerencser, Kristina R.; Higbee, Thomas S.; Akers, Jessica S.; Contreras, Bethany P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2017
Training parents of children with autism spectrum disorder can be a challenge due to limited resources, time, and money. Interactive computerized training (ICT)--a self-paced program that incorporates instructions, videos, and interactive questions--is one method professionals can use to disseminate trainings to broader populations. This study…
Descriptors: Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Parents
Pollard, Joy S.; Higbee, Thomas S.; Akers, Jessica S.; Brodhead, Matthew T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2014
Discrete-trial instruction (DTI) is a teaching strategy that is often incorporated into early intensive behavioral interventions for children with autism. Researchers have investigated time- and cost-effective methods to train staff to implement DTI, including self-instruction manuals, video modeling, and interactive computer training (ICT). ICT…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Behavior Modification, Early Intervention, Autism
Download full textBetz, Alison M.; Higbee, Thomas S.; Kelley, Kristen N.; Sellers, Tyra P.; Pollard, Joy S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Children with autism often demonstrate less variable behavior than their typically developing peers and those with other cognitive disabilities. A possible reason for lack of response variability emitted by children with autism is that they do not have a variety of response forms in their repertoire. Multiple-exemplar training through the use of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Autism, Verbal Operant Conditioning, Child Behavior
Groskreutz, Mark P.; Groskreutz, Nicole C.; Higbee, Thomas S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Clinicians are particularly challenged by the development of interventions for behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement because reinforcers that maintain the responses often cannot be directly observed or manipulated. Researchers have conducted either preference assessments or competing items assessments when developing effective treatments…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Reinforcement, Preferences, Competition
Reagon, Kara A.; Higbee, Thomas S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
We trained 3 mothers of children with autism to create, implement, and systematically fade scripts to promote vocal initiations during play. All 3 children's scripted and unscripted initiations increased after the introduction and fading of scripts, and unscripted initiations were maintained at the 2-week follow-up. The results indicate that…
Descriptors: Mothers, Children, Autism, Verbal Communication
Peer reviewedHigbee, Thomas S.; Carr, James E.; Patel, Meeta R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
This study evaluated use of the interpolation of reinforcement effect, which combines intermittent (INT) and continuous reinforcement (CRF) schedules, with four young children with autism using a free-operant preparation. Results suggest that responding may be less resistant to extinction following interpolated CRF reinforcement than following INT…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Operant Conditioning
