Individuals with developmental disabilities may be most likely to contact benefits of leisure if they learn to independently initiate participation during unstructured time. Participants in this study included 4 adolescents diagnosed with autism. During Phase 1 we used behavior chaining to teach the use of a leisure menu under the control of a verbal directive. During Phase 2 we used a prompt hierarchy to transfer stimulus control from the verbal directive to naturally occurring cues such as being alone in a room with no activities in process. We were able to successfully transfer stimulus control from a verbal directive to natural environmental cues for all participants. Interobserver agreement was collected in over 33% of sessions with all agreement scores above 90%. These data were presented at BABAT 2015 and ABAI 2016.
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
Autism Research Database (AFD)
