Teaching teenagers with autism to seek assistance when lost.
Three teenagers with autism were taught to respond to a vibrating pager to seek assistance in community settings when physically separated from their parents or teachers. A multiple baseline probe design across participants demonstrated that, upon being paged, participants successfully handed a communication card to a community member indicating that they were lost. Generalization was assessed in nontraining community sites and on outings with the participants' parents.
Taylor
Bridget A
BA
Alpine Learning Group, 777 Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, USA. algbt@opcenter.net
Hughes
Carrie E
CE
Richard
Erin
E
Hoch
Hannah
H
Rodriquez Coello
Andrea
A
D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D012919:Social Behavior; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*