Autism has become one of the most heavily researched topics in the field of mental health
and education. While genetics has been the most studied of all topics, applied behavior …

Sundberg and Michael (2011) reviewed the contributions of Skinner's (1957) Verbal
Behavior to the treatment of language delays in children with autism spectrum disorder …

Discrete trial teaching (DTT) is one of the cornerstones of applied behavior analysis (ABA)
based interventions. Conventionally, DTT is commonly implemented within a prescribed …

The number of individuals from various culture and language backgrounds who are
receiving behavior-analytic services is growing. Therefore, a behavioral understanding of …

This paper reviews the current status of the Motivating Operation Concept (MOC), followed
by a critical response to Whelan and D. Barnes-Holmes (2010), who argued against the …

A common characteristic of the language deficits experienced by children with autism (and
other developmental disorders) is their failure to acquire a complex intraverbal repertoire …

Meeting the needs of a learner with an autism spectrum disorder requires specialized
expertise. Assessing the extent to which a potential program or classroom meets a child's …

We compared prompting tactics to establish intraverbal responding (question answering) in
four boys with autism. Based on the results of intraverbal, textual, echoic, and tact pretests …

Deficits in question-asking are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Furthermore, their opportunities to self-initiate questions are often hindered by directive …

Manding allows individuals to access reinforcers in their environment. Caregivers may not
implement mand‐training programs as designed, which could result in decreased mand …