Language & Communication
"What do you want?"
1-word mand
"Stop"
follow directions, safety, flexibility, self-management
"Look!"
Joint attention, receptive attending
"Do this" - waving hello
Gross motor imitation, greetings
"one more minute"
tolerating waiting, tolerating delayed access, utilize coping strategies
BT holds up picture of a duck
Tacting
"Let's go"
transition, walk with adult, following 1-step directions, FCT(client can request more time)
"My turn!"
Turn-taking, sharing
"Do this" - touching thumb to pinky
Fine motor imitation
Clean-up song starts playing
self-management, transition, following group instruction, flexibility
BT holds a preferred item just out of reach
Functional Communication, Manding, Multiple-Word Request
"Not right now"
Tolerating denied access, tolerating delayed reinforcement, waiting
"You can sit here," (next to peer who is stacking blocks)
Parallel play
"point to the ceiling"
Gross motor, following 1-step directions
"Say 'pop!'"
vocal imitation, expressive
"Point to the red one"
receptive identification, color identification, follow 1-step directions, attending to instruction
"It's time for bathroom"
Toileting, routine-following, following one-step directions, flexibility, tolerating delayed access
"Let's play" while sitting next to a puzzle
Collaborative play, turn-taking
"copy me" - BT sticks out tongue
oral motor imitation
"What is he feeling?"
Expressive emotion ID
Client pulls at BT's jacket. BT "ignores" client until target response occurs
Gaining attention appropriately,
manding, functional communication
Client is wearing a tank top, BT says "are you ready to go outside?"
self-management, transition
Preferred peer/staff enters the room
Greetings,
joint attention, peer interaction, manding
"clap your hands then sit down"
Gross motor, following multiple-step instructions
Peer claps and jumps
gross motor imitation, imitating peers, joint attention