Acquisition of mands and tacts with concurrent echoic training.
Previous studies have identified a number of effective teaching procedures to increase verbal behavior in individuals with developmental disabilities. However, few studies have evaluated modifications of treatment procedures when children fail to acquire communication skills. In the present investigation, a 4-year-old boy with autism failed to acquire unprompted mands and tacts during mand-only and tact-only training. Results indicated that combining echoic training with mand or tact training increased unprompted manding and tacting.
Munroe-Meyer Institute and University Of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, USA. tkodak@unmc.edu
Tiffany
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Kodak
Andrea
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Clements
D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014834:Voice Training