Incorporating additional targets into learning trials for individuals with autism spectrum disorder

• Published in: Journal of applied behavior analysis Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 227 - 232
• Main Authors: Nottingham, Casey L., Vladescu, Jason C., Kodak, Tiffany M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2015
• Subjects: additional stimuli; Applied Behavior Analysis; Autism; autism spectrum disorder; Autism Spectrum Disorder - rehabilitation; Behavior modification; Behavior Patterns; Efficiency; Feedback; Feedback (Response); Group Instruction; Humans; instructional efficiency; instructive feedback; Job Skills; Learning - physiology; nontarget stimuli; Teaching; Teaching - methods; nontarget stimuli; additional stimuli; instructive feedback; autism spectrum disorder; instructional efficiency
• ISSN: 0021-8855; 1938-3703
• DOI: 10.1002/jaba.179

Recently, researchers have investigated the effectiveness and efficiency of presenting secondary targets during learning trials for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This instructional method may be more efficient than typical methods used with learners with ASD, because learners may acquire secondary targets without additional instruction. This review will discuss the recent literature on providing secondary targets during teaching trials for individuals with ASD, identify common aspects and results among these studies, and identify areas for future research.