Teaching Children with Autism to Make Independent Requests Using an Echoic-To-Mand Procedure

Author

Michael L. Tomak, Western Michigan UniversityFollow

Date of Award

6-2020

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Dr. Richard W. Malott

Second Advisor

Dr. Kelly Kohler

Third Advisor

Dr. Ron Van Houten

Fourth Advisor

Dr. Steven Ragotzy

Keywords

Mands, autism, verbal behavior, echoic, echoic-to-mand

Abstract

Mands are a vital skill for the development of a child’s communicative repertoire and are typically a major focus of early intensive behavior interventions (EIBI). Naturalistic teaching is more efficient than Discrete-Trial Training (DTT) for teaching mands (Jennet, Harris, & Delmolino, 2008); and therefore, the present study used crucial components from naturalistic teaching to teach mands in a discrete-trial format, using an echoic-to-mand procedure. This intervention increased the children’s independent vocal requests. Initially, they learned to mand for items in sight and eventually for those out of sight.

Comments

Fifth Advisor: Carmen Jonaitis, Ph.D.

Access Setting

Dissertation-Open Access

Recommended Citation

Tomak, Michael L., "Teaching Children with Autism to Make Independent Requests Using an Echoic-To-Mand Procedure" (2020). Dissertations. 3558.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/3558