Acronyms
DTT stands for
What is discrete trial training?
Help individuals pause when they are overwhelmed or need to calm down from the current situation.
What is break protocol?
a process of teaching a new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations of that desired behavior
What is shaping?
They will look and listen to others playing but won't engage in play themselves.
What is onlooker behavior?
Best classified as a response that labels or describes something in the environment
What is a tact?
"ABC" usually stands for
What is Antecedent, Behavior, and Consequence?
The process of associating a table with positive reinforcement, like favorite toys or activities, to gradually make sitting at the table a more enjoyable experience and encourage engagement during learning activities
What is pairing with table?
This strategy involves withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior.
What is extinction?
Using toys or objects in their intended way, like rolling a toy car on the floor or feeding a doll with a spoon.
What is pretend play with objects as designed?
Verbal operant that involves repeating a sound or word that someone else has said
What is an echoic?
R+ stands for the term
What is positive reinforcement?
Teaching a child to pack up a backpack by first focusing on the final step of zipping it up, then gradually working the task analysis to teach them how to put their items in the pocket, and open to start pack up.
What is backward chaining?
A method that breaks down complex skills into smaller, more manageable steps.
What is a task analysis?
Using structured games to facilitate social skill development, where children interact with other peers to practice social skills.
What is playing games with rules with peer?
RBT: "Old MacDonald had a farm EIEI"
Client: "O" This is an example of
Intraverbal
FBA stands for
Functional Behavior Assessment
If a child is running around the parking lot, you might say, “It's time to walk now.” Then, take their hand and help them walk. This is an example of
What is redirection?
Objects or pictures/symbols that can be seen and/or held, which are used to provide information visually to enhance an individual’s understanding in a given situation.
What are visual supports?
Engaging in making faces in a mirror is an example of this type of play.
What is solitary play with item?
What is a Mand?
This term is referred to as SD
What is discriminative stimulus?
An intervention in ABA that involves presenting a series of easy requests before a more difficult request.
What is high probability?
A child is given reinforcement for putting his or her hands in their pockets rather than engagement in nose picking.
What is differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI)?
Two children talking to each other and playing with the same toys, but doing different things is an example of this type of play.
What is associative play?
You smell baked goods as you walk down your street. You say to yourself, “Wow, it smells like cinnamon!”
What is a tact?