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DTT is a structured ABA technique that breaks down skills into small, “discrete” components. Systematically, the trainer teaches these skills one by one. Along the way, trainers use tangible reinforcements for desired behavior. For a child, this might include a candy or small toy.
o For example, a trainer teaching colors to a child might begin by teaching red. She would ask the child to point to red and then reward the behavior. She would then move on to teaching yellow by itself, reinforce that skill, and then ask about both colors. After the child learns all his colors, the trainer might teach the child to say each color’s name.

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·         FCT aims to replace difficult behavior with more appropriate communication that achieves the same thing. The therapy might focus on verbal communication, or it might include signing, pictures or communication devices.

·         Functional Communication Training (FCT) is used to identify the purpose of a difficult behavior and teach a more appropriate way of communicating that involves similar or less effort.

o   For example, a child might have a meltdown when they want a toy but can’t ask for it. In FCT, the child would be taught how to ask for the toy in a more appropriate way – for example, using speech, Key Word Sign, gestures or pictures.

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·         Modeling is an instructional strategy in which the teacher demonstrates a new concept or approach to learning and students learn by observing.

·         Imitation is having the student do exactly as you do and as the student is more successful you allow the student to complete tasks more independently.

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·         JARs consist of interactions between two or more people, which follow a predictable and logical sequence of events, which use the same form of words each time, and which are repeated on a regular basis.

o   For example, a parent and child may use exactly the same form of words when the child is getting ready for bed. By doing so, the child is encouraged to learn the 'script' for what he or she is supposed to say and do at bedtime.

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·         Naturalistic intervention is a collection of practices including environmental arrangement, interaction techniques, and strategies based on applied behavior analysis principles. These practices are designed to encourage specific target behaviors based on learners’ interests by building more complex skills that are naturally reinforcing and appropriate to the interaction.  Naturalistic intervention is designed to be used in any setting and throughout the day, therefore skills are more easily generalized.

o   For example, you can create these opportunities by placing things out of reach, only giving them part of an item, by placing things in a container they need assistance to open, or by implementing a time delay, such as pausing before opening a cabinet. Be proactive about setting up your environment in a manner which requires assistance in order to get items, and avoid giving away items for free.

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·         Social narratives are simple stories that visually represent social situations and appropriate social behaviors. The social narrative connects the important details of a setting or social situation to support the person with ASD in understanding the social context and in developing a new social skill.   The social narrative focuses the individual’s attention on only the key details of a situation. It can support understanding and performance. The narrative typically tells the individual what the appropriate behavior is (i.e., what it looks like in concrete terms), when the behavior should be displayed, and for some learners, why this is the appropriate response.

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Peer Mediated Instruction & Intervention (PMII)

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Peer Mediated Instruction & Intervention (PMII)

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·         PMII involves systematically teaching peers without disabilities ways of engaging learners with ASD in positive and meaningful social interactions.  This provides opportunities for children with ASD and other developmental disabilities to acquire new social skills by observing and learning from their peers.

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Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)

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Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)

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·         The Picture Exchange Communication System, or PECS, allows people with little or no communication abilities to communicate using pictures. People using PECS are taught to approach another person and give them a picture of a desired item in exchange for that item. By doing so, the person is able to initiate communication.

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When I taught in my classroom, I had a student that got up and ran to the bathroom. I focused on catching him before or right after he got up, sat him down and used a partial physical prompt to have him sign bathroom. The rest was history.