Increasing Socially Significant Behaviors for Children with Autism Using Synchronous Reinforcement

Author:

Stordahl Stephany K.1,Cihon Joseph H.2ORCID,Alai-Rosales Shahla3,Rosales-Ruiz Jesus3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Caravel Autism Health, 3936 Circle Drive, Holmen, WI 54636, USA

2. Autism Partnership Foundation, Seal Beach, CA 90740, USA

3. College of Health and Public Service, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76205, USA

Abstract

In some types of reinforcement schedules, a reinforcer is presented or given to the child and interacted with continuously while a target behavior is occurring. Previous researchers have used this type of reinforcement as an assessment tool and to study basic reinforcement processes. However, little research has explored how to effectively use these schedules to reinforce socially important responses in applied settings. The current study analyzed the implementation of synchronous reinforcement in a nonconcurrent multiple baseline across participants. Several interventionists implemented synchronous reinforcement with four children with autism across a variety of responses and reinforcers. The results indicated that delivering social, audio/visual, and tangible stimuli on a synchronous schedule resulted in increased durations of targeted (e.g., social skills and motor skills) and nontargeted (e.g., approach, social bids, and speed) measures across all children. Recommendations regarding reinforcer and response selection in implementing synchronous schedules in applied settings are provided.

Funder

Easter Seals North Texas

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Public Administration,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education,Computer Science Applications,Computer Science (miscellaneous),Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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