AUTISM - using text prompts in teaching

[YAPHSTER]

I have difficulty teaching Yes/No concept. He started saying Yes to everything. Now, he will just answer 'No..?.....' and switched immediately to 'Yes' if he does not hear positive reinforment from me. I used prompt cards but instead giving objects to place against the YES/NO prompt cards, he is giving YES and NO cards to choose from.

[phieq]

@YAPHSTER Try teaching YES and NO as "mands" - asking him if he wants something that you hold - e.g. a chocolate button and a piece of broccoli. "do you want broccoli" "NO" "Do you want chocolate" "YES" Initially holding the two items up together and later fading it out till he can answer when the items are not in view. Try with toys (a favorite toy vs one he dislikes). Try with outings (a trip to the park vs a trip to the library) etc

[phieq]

@YAPHSTER (continued) In this video we are working on "tacting" - stating likes and dislikes and not so much yes and no. We did this particular teaching to teach Lewis to express his dislikes of dogs (he has a phobia of dogs) He needed to word his fear when he saw dogs to calm him and to tell dog owners that he didn't want dogs near him.

[MsLadygroove]

True, no prompt or prompt fading technique here. She seems to know his likes/dislikes so therefore should be prompting and fading until mastery. Nevertheless, I have worked with scripters like this, the type who are reinforced just by learning. They want to learn. Good job if it does work for you.

[phieq]

@MsLadygroove Yes, our Lewis is a "scripter" and finds it hard to generate creative language. However exercises like this one has been very effective with him. It is sort of just pointing out the rules and makes it visual for him how he can use this type of language. We literally only do the exersise 2 or 3 times and then he is able to generalize it and use it. As you say: "if it works for you"....things dont always have to be text book to work.

[phieq]

@MsLadygroove I mainly posted this clip to highlight that the use of textual prompts and word/sentence cards can be a good avenue to explore with many children with autism. We have used text extensively in his teaching and it has been one of the most effective techniques we have used.

[MsLadygroove]

True, no prompt or prompt fading technique here. She seems to know his likes/dislikes so therefore should be prompting and fading until mastery.

[MsLadygroove]

True, no prompt or prompt fading technique here.

[hsusanin]

I am amazed at the negative comments. There are many different ways to teach individuals with autism---who differ just as much in their responses to various teaching techniques as anyone in the general population. Let's try some positive reinforcement, shall we?

[JINAYKHAN]

im having problem viewing this vid

[jsarbora]

This guy is answering questions because he has to --doesn't look very internally motivated to do this. He needs outside rewards. Check out DIR Floortime or Play Project (also floortime); there are youtubes that show the child playing and increasing their skills and relationship through play -- no outside rewards needed. And the child is truly interested and invested in the play because it is within their interest. They can develop in a natural manner...check it out (see youtubes DIR Floortime)

[SaxxItUp]

This is a great video, the boy is doing very well, and the woman teaching him is great with him. Thanks for the upload

[KitTea3]

I understand the prompt-fading procedure but are the yes/no stimuli always in the same position? If so then is he simply memorizing?

Or couls he be memorizing the responses based on recognition of the SD (cats. dogs, chips)? Just curious vid is not too clear sorry...

[Simmian7]

i like the chocolate money too!

[Shnarky]

so you use food and drinks as a reward like training a dog?

[phieq]

yes

[lucy0617]

sometimes this is the only reinforcement in the beginning that works, no it's not ideal but you need to start somewhere and always keep the end in mind, "shaping" behaviors anyone???

[therapstNZ]

He's lovely and I think you're doing a great job!

[elmiralwahab]

he looks bored,although he is doing well, this task is probably too repetative for him, the reinforcement is poor. if he is learning to say yes/no somebody could prompt him right after the question y for yes and nnnn for no, rather than repeating the whole thing. he is learning the questions by script

[phieq]

This video is to illustrate how we use textual prompts to kick-start his learning. This target YES and NO but also teaching the concept likes and dislikes as a step for him to express emotions (reduce behaviours) We only teach a target at the table like this once or twice (so he is not bored) and then it is just taught NET with verbal prompts and fading. His language has exploded with this sort of visual prompts in acquisition teaching. Sorry, it works for us....

[londonbaires]

Some children don't take to phonemic prompts and actually take on the phonemic prompt as the correct response. What is important is that the prompts, whether whole word or not are faded quickly, so that independence becomes more likely.

[phieq]

yes i agree. For Lewis fading of the textual prompts is usually not a problem. But the visual nature of this sort of prompt make concepts "stick" much quicker for Lewis than when we just use verbal prompts.

[AttieSherman]

He seems like hes doing very well with even with his a short attention span

[phieq]

He has autism.

[AttieSherman]

does he have ADHD???