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Amarie Carnett1,2, Alicia Bravo1, Hannah Waddington1
1School of Education, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Abstract:
Objective: Evaluate the use of procedures to teach three nonvocal children with autism spectrum disorder to use a speech-generating device to mand for actions. Method: A multiple probe across participants design was used to evaluate the effectiveness systematic instruction and the use of a behavior chain interruption. Results: All three participants acquired the target mand. However, generalization to an untrained item only occurred for one participant. Conclusion: Results suggest that mands for actions expressed with a speech-generating device can be taught to children with autism spectrum disorder using systematic instruction and behavior chain interruption strategies.
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