{"title":"The Effects of the SDLMI on the Acquisition of Self-Determination Skills for Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder","authors":"Esra Orum Çattık, Yasemin Ergenekon","doi":"10.1002/bin.70069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70069","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study was conducted to examine the effects of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) on the learning and maintenance of self-determination skills in young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Social validity data were also collected from participants and their parents before and after the intervention. A multiple-baseline design was used as a single-subject research design. Young people with ASD not only acquired self-determination skills but also maintained these skills over time. In addition, following the intervention, they successfully performed the independent living skills they had personally selected as their own targets. Both the participants and their parents expressed high levels of satisfaction with the intervention process. Furthermore, compared to pre-intervention reports, notable positive shifts were observed in the perceptions and evaluations of both youth and parents after the study. This study demonstrated that SDLMI can be an effective model for teaching self-determination skills to young people with ASD in natural settings.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145848316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robin Nuzzolo, Jeannemarie Speckman, R. Douglas Greer
{"title":"The Effects of Sensory Integration and Physical Exercise on the Stereotypy of Preschoolers With Autism","authors":"Robin Nuzzolo, Jeannemarie Speckman, R. Douglas Greer","doi":"10.1002/bin.70068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70068","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The purpose of the current study was to test the effects of two interventions, sensory integration (SI) therapy and physical exercise (PE), as treatments for automatically maintained stereotypy. The study was conducted with two sets of two preschool students with ASD using a counterbalanced, multiple treatment design to test for a functional relation between the interventions, the participants' individualized, prescribed SI diets or PE and the dependent variable, their episodes of stereotypy. The results do not support the use of SI as a treatment for stereotypy and showed positive results and the need for future research on PE and its effects on stereotypy.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145848197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Denise Pichardo, Lesley A. Shawler, Elizabeth A. Masler, Alison M. Kozlowski, Jessica L. Becraft
{"title":"Accuracy of Caregiver Report for Evaluating Treatment Effects for Pediatric Feeding Disorder: A Replication","authors":"Denise Pichardo, Lesley A. Shawler, Elizabeth A. Masler, Alison M. Kozlowski, Jessica L. Becraft","doi":"10.1002/bin.70067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70067","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Interventions based on the principles of applied behavior analysis are highly effective at treating pediatric feeding disorder by increasing appropriate mealtime behaviors and decreasing inappropriate mealtime behaviors. Treatment effectiveness is usually evaluated with data collected by trained observers. Unfortunately, trained observers may not always be available or present to monitor child behavior. To address this barrier, caregivers may be able to track their child's feeding treatment progress. A recent preliminary study suggested that some caregivers' data may correspond well with trained observers and that caregivers can detect large changes in challenging behavior. In the current investigation, we replicated and extended Becraft et al. with 8 caregivers of children receiving treatment for pediatric feeding disorder. Overall, caregiver data were significantly correlated with observer data for inappropriate and appropriate behavior for seven out of eight caregivers. We also evaluated agreement between caregiver and observer data on the presence or absence of an effect (i.e., a difference between phases). Out of 16 possible phase contrasts, caregiver data agreed with observer data on whether there was a treatment effect 14 and 16 times via visual analysis for inappropriate and appropriate behavior, respectively. These preliminary data suggest that caregiver data may be used to track feeding treatment progress to determine whether there is a treatment effect with little to no formal data collection training.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145848086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachel R. Thomas, Sharon A. Reeve, Kenneth F. Reeve, Jason C. Vladescu, April N. Kisamore
{"title":"A Systematic Review of Brief, Nonvocal Auditory Feedback Across Fields","authors":"Rachel R. Thomas, Sharon A. Reeve, Kenneth F. Reeve, Jason C. Vladescu, April N. Kisamore","doi":"10.1002/bin.70066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70066","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Auditory feedback has various uses across fields conducting scientific research. For the purposes of this literature review, we defined auditory feedback as a brief emission of sound (e.g., a click, a beep) to serve as a consequence for behavior. This review aimed to search across fields for the various uses of auditory feedback to effect behavior change. Through a comprehensive search, including both academic and medical journals, we identified 35 articles for inclusion, ranging from studies about decreasing extraneous body movement to improving sports behaviors to assisting patients to relearn walking skills to relationship building. Overall, the cumulative results of the studies show general effectiveness for auditory feedback procedures with 94.4% of authors reporting positive behavior outcomes. Given the overall reported effectiveness, there is a broad range of applications for auditory feedback, which should be examined through future research across fields, ranging from verbal behavior to artificial intelligence.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145695133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle A. Frank-Crawford, Drew E. Piersma, Savannah A. Tate, Sabrina M. Olivera, Zhibo Rong
{"title":"A Comparison of Latency- and Rate-Based CSAs in the Treatment of Automatically Maintained Self-Injury","authors":"Michelle A. Frank-Crawford, Drew E. Piersma, Savannah A. Tate, Sabrina M. Olivera, Zhibo Rong","doi":"10.1002/bin.70063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70063","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Competing stimulus assessments (CSAs) are used to identify high-competition stimuli that effectively reduce challenging behavior. Despite their efficacy, CSAs can be time consuming to complete. Recently, Imler and Weyman examined the efficacy of a latency-based CSA (LBCSA) to improve assessment efficiency. Although results suggested that there may be some utility to the LBCSA, it was not compared to a traditional rate-based CSA. The current study's purpose was to replicate and extend the work of Imler and Weyman by conducting an LBCSA followed by a rate-based CSA to examine the correspondence among outcomes for two individuals with automatically maintained self-injury. Results indicated that the CSA outcomes were similar. During the extended treatment evaluation, high-competition stimuli reduced self-injury. However, when stimuli were associated with mixed outcomes across CSAs, the results of the traditional CSA were more accurate. Avenues for future research on LBCSAs are discussed.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145618877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haven S. Niland, Samantha Bergmann, Karen A. Rader, Katherine M. Flores, Romeo I. Salazar, Caroline Richey
{"title":"Comparing Digital Stimulus Prompts to Teach Conditional Discriminations to Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder","authors":"Haven S. Niland, Samantha Bergmann, Karen A. Rader, Katherine M. Flores, Romeo I. Salazar, Caroline Richey","doi":"10.1002/bin.70060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70060","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Prompts are a common instructional component in skill-acquisition programs for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Stimulus prompts are underused, likely due to limited contemporary guidance and challenges with their feasibility, making them somewhat enigmatic. Incorporating stimulus prompts into tablet-assisted instruction could improve feasibility. This applied study compared two types of digital stimulus prompts to teach conditional discriminations to three children with ASD. A survey of popular children's tablet apps and games informed prompt selection, and we conducted a tablet-based instruction readiness assessment. Using an adapted alternating treatments design with a no-treatment control, we compared motion (within stimulus) and pointing (extra stimulus) prompts across multiple stimulus sets. Both prompts were efficacious for two participants after individual modifications, and there was little difference in efficiency. Neither was efficacious for the third participant despite multiple modifications. Findings contribute to research on digital stimulus prompts and systematic evaluations of skill-acquisition procedures.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145595385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicole C. Demchuk, Angelica Ibarra, Bethany A. Hansen
{"title":"A Stepwise Evaluation of Pairing and Shaping for Children With Autism and Feeding Difficulties","authors":"Nicole C. Demchuk, Angelica Ibarra, Bethany A. Hansen","doi":"10.1002/bin.70064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70064","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Feeding difficulties are pervasive for children with autism. The present study investigated the effects of a pairing intervention on cooperation with instructions/acceptance of new foods, inappropriate behaviors, proximity to therapist, and indices of happiness for two children with autism and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. The researchers sought to examine the effects of an intervention package that did not require restrictive seating or nonremoval of the spoon while assessing caregiver acceptability throughout the procedures. When the pairing intervention alone was not effective to decrease inappropriate behaviors and increase acceptance of new foods, we implemented pairing with shaping procedures. Pairing with shaping was effective to increase acceptance of four new foods for one participant. For the other participant, we ultimately implemented nonremoval of the spoon procedures to increase acceptance of new foods and decrease inappropriate mealtime behaviors. Results have implications for the conditions under which interventions other than nonremoval of the spoon may increase acceptance of new foods for children with autism and feeding difficulties, and how efficacy and efficiency may impact caregiver acceptability.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145595383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preservice Special Education Teachers' Use of Behavior-Specific Praise: Effects on Middle School Students With Moderate Intellectual Disabilities","authors":"Orhan Çakıroğlu","doi":"10.1002/bin.70061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70061","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Behavior-specific praise (BSP) is an evidence-based strategy that reinforces appropriate student behavior and improves classroom engagement, yet its implementation remains inconsistent among preservice special education teachers. This study examines the effects of BSP training on the instructional practices of preservice special education teachers and the on-task behavior of middle school students with moderate intellectual disabilities. This study employed a single-subject multiple-baseline design, wherein three preservice teachers received structured training, real-time coaching, and performance feedback to enhance BSP implementation. Results showed increased BSP implementation among preservice teachers, highlighting the need for ongoing support to sustain these practices.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"40 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145572145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors Impacting Data Reliability: Rate and Total Behaviors","authors":"Brittney N. Workman, Samantha L. Hardesty","doi":"10.1002/bin.70059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70059","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Direct observation and measurement of behavior are the cornerstones of effective research and practice in applied behavior analysis (ABA). Despite the importance of data collection, little research is available to guide behavior analysts on issues, such as accuracy, as it relates to data collection integrity. In this paper we examined the extent to which observer reliability is influenced by observer load (i.e., the number of behaviors being simultaneously recorded) and response rate. Results show that both load and response rate may impact the reliability of data collected by newly trained direct care staff. Implications for the design of data collection systems will be discussed, as well as additional considerations and future directions needed on the topic of data collection integrity.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"40 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145521840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily L. Ferris, Nicole M. Rodriguez, Ryan Thomas, James E. Gehringer
{"title":"Using Fully Immersive Virtual Reality to Teach Safe Pedestrian Skills to Autistic Children","authors":"Emily L. Ferris, Nicole M. Rodriguez, Ryan Thomas, James E. Gehringer","doi":"10.1002/bin.70054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70054","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines the efficacy of fully immersive virtual reality (VR) to teach pedestrian safety skills to children with autism spectrum disorder. Four autistic children who met inclusion criteria related to tolerance of VR equipment, absence of problem behavior, and limited baseline skills participated. Using VR with an omnidirectional treadmill, participants were taught safe pedestrian crossing across three traffic conditions: clear crossings, busy crossings, and crossings where a vehicle came to a stop. Through a concurrent multiple probe design, pedestrian skills taught in VR were assessed for generalization across both virtual environments (VEs) and natural environments (NEs). All participants acquired the target response within the virtual teaching environments, and three of four participants demonstrated generalization across VE and NE, supporting the efficacy of immersive VR for promoting safety and independence. The findings highlight VR’s potential as a low-risk and customizable teaching environment capable of promoting real-world skill generalization.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"40 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145469540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}