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Heather J. Forbes – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have limited spoken communication skills are commonly taught to mand by exchanging picture symbols. Competent manding via symbol exchange relies on conditional discrimination--that is, selecting the picture symbol that corresponds to the desired reinforcer. Picture Exchange Communication System…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Communication Skills, Intervention
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Reichle, Joe; Johnston, Susan S. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1999
Two boys, ages 7 and 9, with severe developmental disabilities were taught to use requests conditionally (when desired items were proximally distant) to obtain desired snack items. Results suggest that the conditioned discriminations were established quickly and both learners generalized their conditional discriminations to other contexts.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Children, Developmental Disabilities