Tacting — labeling objects, actions, and events in the environment — is a foundational verbal operant with far-reaching effects on language development, social communication, and academic readiness. For individuals with autism spectrum disorder, tact deficits are among the most clinically significant barriers to communication, as tacts enable individuals to comment on and share their experience of the world with others.
Provider: Autism Partnership Foundation
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Join Free →In this CEU event, Dr. Leaf will describe a study which compared multiple alternative prompting to vocal verbal prompts while teaching tacting to three individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). An adapted alternating-treatments design was implemented and showed that both procedures were effective relative to a no-intervention control condition. Providing multiple alternatives did not increase error rates or teaching time, and better maintenance was shown for tacts taught with the multiple-alternative prompt. Within this CEU event Dr. Leaf will go over the procedures within the study, the results of the study, and clinical implications.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB | 0.5 | General |
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