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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

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  • Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face challenges in requesting assistance.
  • The interrupted chain procedure is a method used to teach functional communication skills.
  • Understanding how to generalize learned skills is crucial for individuals with ASD.

Observation:

  • Initial teaching of help-seeking behavior in children with ASD led to generalization errors.
  • Requests for help occurred even when tasks were completable (capable trials).
  • Differential prompting and reinforcement were applied across capable and incapable trials.

Findings:

  • Children with ASD learned to differentiate when to request help based on task demands.
  • Differential responding was achieved even in untrained generalization settings.
  • The study highlights the importance of antecedent conditions in skill acquisition.

Implications:

  • Teaching help-seeking skills to children with ASD requires careful manipulation of task contexts.
  • Antecedent strategies are vital for ensuring appropriate generalization of communication skills.
  • This research informs therapeutic interventions for improving functional communication in ASD.