Evaluating Efficacy and Preference for Prompt Type During Discrete-Trial Teaching

Markham, Victoria; Giles, Aimee F.; May, Richard J.

doi:10.1177/0145445518792245

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“…Karsten and Carr (2009) Differential reinforcement during instructional teaching procedures can have an effect on the need for prompts. Lasley (2015) Discusses how to remediate prompt dependence as a result of "skill acquisition" in children with Autism Markham et al (2020) The preference for physical prompting did not match extent to which is was effective. Researchers call for future research to examine prompt dependency.…”

Section: Aba Only Work For Children With Particular Characteristics Of Autismmentioning

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Long-term ABA Therapy Is Abusive: A Response to Gorycki, Ruppel, and Zane

Sandoval-Norton¹,

Shkedy²,

Shkedy³

2021

Adv Neurodev Disord

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Objective In a recent response to a review of ABA literature, methodologies, and ethics, the authors of the response attempted to negate the compilation of research presented. The goal of their response was to advocate for the continued use of ABA and attempt to demonstrate that it is in fact effective in treating autism. The research utilized in the response does not pertain to the population discussed, does not present any neuroscientific research, and does not address intrinsic motivation, elevated levels of anxiety, or various other pertinent issues associated with the nonverbal autism population. Methods The current paper helps clarify any misinterpretation of the original research and seeks to advocate for greater protections and ethical compliance within this vulnerable subset of individuals on the autism spectrum. Additionally, more recent research has been included to assist in this clarification. Results Despite decades of usage as the primary method for this population worldwide, ABA has never been shown to be even slightly efficacious for the nonverbal Autism population. Conclusions Research in ABA continues to neglect the structure the autistic brain, the overstimulation of the autistic brain, the trajectory of child development, or the complex nature of human psychology, as all of these factors were ignored in the response and are ignored in ABA practice itself. Providing a treatment that causes pain in exchange for no benefit, even if unknowingly, is tantamount to torture and violates the most basic requirement of any therapy, to do no harm.

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Section: Aba Only Work For Children With Particular Characteristics Of Autismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Long-term ABA Therapy Is Abusive: A Response to Gorycki, Ruppel, and Zane

Sandoval-Norton¹,

Shkedy²,

Shkedy³

2021

Adv Neurodev Disord

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“…The ability to exercise one's voice, choose, and/or refuse are also skills that become increasingly important during the transition-age years (Markham et al, 2020;Wilson et al, 2014;Wilson, 2020). As youth and teens, particularly those with disabilities, are confronted with difficult issues (e.g., sexual misconduct, bullying, and solicitation) they must be able to exercise their right to say "no."…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The ability to exercise one’s voice, choose, and/or refuse are also skills that become increasingly important during the transition-age years (Markham et al, 2020; Wilson et al, 2014; Wilson, 2020). As youth and teens, particularly those with disabilities, are confronted with difficult issues (e.g., sexual misconduct, bullying, and solicitation) they must be able to exercise their right to say “no.” As ABA critics note, chronic engagement in instructional modalities that myopically punish defiance and reward compliance may fail to teach these essential skills (Sandoval-Norton & Shkedy, 2019; Sandoval-Norton et al, 2021).…”

Section: Applied Behavior Analysismentioning

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Personal Agency as a Component of Applied Behavior Analysis

Desnoyer

Liu

2022

Intervention in School and Clinic

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Applied behavior analysis (ABA), a mainstay treatment used in the education of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), has grown in popularity in recent years. Paralleling the growth of ABA are increasing concerns regarding its inequitable treatment of vulnerable, and otherwise marginalized, populations of students. Although shown to provide observable educational benefit, a growing number of professionals argue against the solitary use of ABA, believing it undermines respect for autonomy and social justice. In this column, a critical analysis of ABA practice is presented, through the lens of equity and the self-determined learning model of instruction. More specifically, advocacy for heightened emphasis on choice and personal agency, paired with strategies to support active learning within ABA-informed interventions, are discussed.

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“…Prompts—antecedents that increase the likelihood that a learner will emit a correct response (Green, 2001 )—can facilitate the acquisition of the target response. Ultimately, the goal is to transfer stimulus control of the target response from the prompt to the S D , so prompt-fading techniques should be designed and implemented (e.g., Cengher, Budd, Farrell, & Fienup, 2018 ; Markham, Giles, & May, 2020a ). Behavior analysts may arrange response prompts (i.e., the behavior of another person evokes the correct response) or stimulus prompts (i.e., modification of the S D evokes the correct response; Miltenberger, 2016 ).…”

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Adapting Direct Services for Telehealth: A Practical Tutorial

Bergmann

Toussaint

Niland

et al. 2021

Behav Analysis Practice

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Due to the pandemic brought on by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), consumers of applied behavior-analytic interventions may be experiencing disrupted access to services. In response to the need for services, behavior analysts and therapists may find themselves treading unchartered waters as they use telehealth to provide direct intervention to consumers. Direct service provision via telehealth extends beyond the bounds of existing telehealth research, which primarily focuses on caregiver training and consultation. In the transition to telehealth, behavior analysts can consider how to adapt an existing evidence base of behavior-analytic strategies from a face-to-face format to intervention via a teleconferencing platform (i.e., Zoom). In this tutorial, we provide practice recommendations, task analyses, and a curated list of Zoom walk-throughs to help behavior analysts construct conceptually systematic learning opportunities in their direct telehealth services. Leveraging teleconferencing features to provide behavior-analytic intervention directly to consumers could spur future research to support these need-inspired practices and guide telehealth applications during and beyond the current pandemic. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40617-020-00529-5.

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Evaluating Efficacy and Preference for Prompt Type During Discrete-Trial Teaching

Cited by 18 publications

References 29 publications

Long-term ABA Therapy Is Abusive: A Response to Gorycki, Ruppel, and Zane

Long-term ABA Therapy Is Abusive: A Response to Gorycki, Ruppel, and Zane

Personal Agency as a Component of Applied Behavior Analysis

Adapting Direct Services for Telehealth: A Practical Tutorial

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