Like many things related to behavior, behavior chains exist whether you’re aware of them or not. Understanding how behavior chains work, then using a task analysis to create intentional behavior chains is an effective intervention when working with children with autism. Behavior chains occur when a sequence of behaviors is strung together by reinforcing the …
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Collecting ABC data helps us understand behavior in context. Reinforcement and other consequence interventions are a cornerstone of ABA (see Understanding Consequence Interventions: Punishment vs Reinforcement). Here we dive a little deeper into using the first part of the 3 term contingency – Antecedent interventions. Begin by collecting ABC data to help you identify some frequent …
In Applied Behavior Analysis, interventions fall into a variety of categories. Antecedent interventions can be used to prevent the “trigger” that often leads to a behavior or response (see Antecedent Interventions: Complete Guide). Skill development interventions help teach skills and replacement behaviors. Here we discuss consequence interventions. A consequence is anything immediately following a behavior …
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Differential reinforcement (DR) is a valuable ABA tool. It reinforces one behavior while putting all other responses on extinction.
During errorless learning, or errorless teaching, professionals eliminate mistakes made by the learner. Learn more about this intervention here!
ABA teaching methods occur in a variety of treatment settings falling along a continuum between natural and highly analog environments. Pivotal Response Training is a teaching methodology from the more natural end of this continuum. It focuses on improving skills in 4 pivotal areas that, once learned, help the child acquire other skills more rapidly.
The Premack Principle states that a behavior an individual chooses to do on his own will reinforce a less preferred behavior. Professionals commonly use this intervention to reduce demand refusal, but there are many practical applications beyond this use.
Token economy is a reinforcement strategy where generalized reinforcers (tokens) are exchanged for backup reinforcers.
Although professionals often refer to this prompt hierarchy as one sequence of prompts that can be followed in ascending or descending order of intrusiveness, in reality, there are 3 distinct hierarchies. Prompts from one hierarchy may naturally be included during prompt fading.
An extensive body of research supports the use of Functional Communication Training (FCT) across a wide population, settings and behaviors. Here we look at 5 key facts from the research that you need to know before you get started.
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