Resources

 Shaping is a procedure used to reinforce successive approximations of a new (target) behavior in a person’s repertoire through differential reinforcement.  Approximation means a behavior that resembles the target behavior.  Successive approximations are steps toward the ...

Description: Transition Planning for Individuals with ASD is a four-part webinar series. In part 2: Targeting Skill for Adult Independence, Dr. Peter Gerhardt discuss:  The principles of positive reinforcement The priorities of instruction in transition programming (work/social/nav...

An Equivalence Class is a group of stimuli that evoke the same behavior.  Learning a behavior in the presence of a stimulus that is a member of a stimulus class should generalize to other members in the stimulus class.  Stimulus relations include reflexivity, symmetry, and transiti...

Webinar Description: In this presentation, Dr. Kisamore will discuss the importance of employment for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and share research involving teaching problem solving for vocational tasks to adolescents and young adults whose skill sets necessitate supports and for...

Description: Circle of Friends (CoF) is a form of Peer-Mediated Intervention (PMI). PMI is defined as a treatment approach in which typically developing peers are trained to implement behavioral interventions and facilitate social skills development in special needs populations. It has...