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Testing Sensory and Multisensory Function in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Published on: April 22, 2015
Comparison of simultaneous prompting and no-no prompting in two-choice discrimination learning with children with
Justin B Leaf1, Jan B Sheldon, James A Sherman
1Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, 1000 Sunnyside Ave. Room 4001, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA. leafku@ku.edu
Abstract:
This study compared no-no prompting procedures to simultaneous prompting procedures for 3 children with autism. Using a parallel treatments design, researchers taught rote math skills, receptive labels, or answers to "wh-" questions with both prompting systems. Results indicated that no-no prompting was effective in teaching all skills. By contrast, simultaneous prompting was effective in teaching only one pair of skills to 1 participant in the same amount of teaching time and trials. Researchers conducted a preference assessment to determine which of the two prompting procedures the 3 participants preferred. The participants showed mixed preferences for the two procedures.

