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Increasing verbal stimulus volume effectively taught intraverbal skills to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This method proved more efficient and successful for most participants, with skills maintained after the intervention.

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  • Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face challenges in developing intraverbal behavior, a crucial component of language acquisition.
  • Previous research indicates that stimulus control can be restricted in individuals with ASD, impacting their ability to learn complex verbal repertoires.
  • Intraverbal behavior, involving responding to verbal stimuli without direct environmental or textual mediation, is essential for conversational skills.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the efficacy and efficiency of manipulating stimulus salience (volume increase, elongation) in teaching intraverbal behavior to children with ASD.
  • To assess the impact of modified antecedent verbal stimuli on the acquisition of intraverbal responses in participants with restricted stimulus control.
  • To determine if stimulus salience manipulations enhance learning and maintenance of intraverbal skills.

Main Methods:

  • Employed an adapted alternating treatments design to compare three conditions: increased volume, elongated verbal stimuli, and unmodified verbal stimuli.
  • Targeted intraverbal skills such as 'You drink [juice]' and 'You drink from [cup]'.
  • Three participants diagnosed with ASD and exhibiting restricted stimulus control participated in the study.

Main Results:

  • The increased volume condition demonstrated the highest efficacy and efficiency for two out of three participants.
  • One participant showed similar efficacy and efficiency across all tested conditions.
  • Learned intraverbal responses were maintained at high levels even after the removal of stimulus salience manipulations.

Conclusions:

  • Increasing the volume of antecedent verbal stimuli is an effective and efficient strategy for teaching intraverbal behavior to children with ASD.
  • Stimulus salience manipulation can overcome restricted stimulus control, facilitating the acquisition of intraverbal skills.
  • The positive effects of stimulus salience interventions on intraverbal behavior are durable and maintained post-intervention.