One of the hardest program to come up with a sufficient amount of functional targets for in an ABA Verbal Behavior program is tacting or listener responding of parts and features of items. Parts and features programs teach the child either to tact (label) the different parts and features of items or to identify the parts and features of items as a listener (listener responding). It is essential that the child be able to tact the entire item before teaching its parts and featu

Observe & Record Watch your child for 3-5 days. Write a list of all the things he or she wants over the course of each day and how he or she gets access to those items. At the end of the 3-5 days, look at the list and pick the items or actions that are most frequent and most motivating for your child. Also, choose items that he or she does not have an appropriate way to ask for those items or actions yet. Here is a data sheet you can use. Be Specific Target specific actio

Verb-Noun Manding Target Brainstorm for parents of children with autism

Background information on Manding for parents of children with autism who are running or want to start an ABA program for their child.

Verbal Behavior is behavior that is mediated by another person and includes talking, sign language, using an AAC device, and writing. In Verbal Behavior, language is classified into different "categories," called the verbal operants. This classification is based on a functional analysis on how and why we use language. The following is a summary and examples of each of the verbal operants. Mand: Asking for something you are motivated for (requesting). Examples: - The child

Manding and Natural Environment Teaching (NET) are essential parts of an ABA program. Children with autism who are not talking or just learning to talk should be spending the majority of their time in the NET learning how to mand. Check out 5 common mistakes I observe during manding sessions and what to do instead. 1) Not spending enough time contriving motivation The child must want what you have before you make him or her or her ask for it. The person working with the c