Skateboarding with ASD

Skateboarding with ASD

Is your child interested in new hobbies that seem too complex? Don’t let them shy away from it due to the nature of the activity. Sparta conducted a study with a child with ASD interested in learning how to skateboard. It is important to note that he has zero...
A Child With Autism Teaches Siblings to Skateboard

A Child With Autism Teaches Siblings to Skateboard

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may have few common activities with their siblings who do not have ASD, and this can limit their opportunities for social play. In this study, we used a multiple-baseline across skills design to assess the effects of a boy...
Navigating Non-Verbal Autism Reinforcement

Navigating Non-Verbal Autism Reinforcement

There are few procedures to navigate non-verbal autism reinforcement in children and their vocal mands. A mand is a request for something wanted or needed, or a request to end something undesirable. This study evaluated the effects of prompting, fading, and...
Enhancing a behavior intervention plan for school

Enhancing a behavior intervention plan for school

This study explores how to enhance a behavior intervention plan according to the teacher/classroom aide’s accepted practices can have a positive effect on the integrity of the treatment. Behavior intervention plans (or BIPs) aim to prevent behavior that gets in the...
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