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The Prompt Hierarchy What Is a Prompt and When Should it be Used?

The Prompt Hierarchy What Is a Prompt and When Should it be Used?"><span class="entry-title-primary">The Prompt Hierarchy</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">What Is a Prompt and When Should it be Used?</span>

What is a “prompt” and why is it part of an ABA program? Prompting is a strategy used to correct the learner and still increase learning.  It is usually placed after the instruction and before the response. Instruction ⇒ Response ⇒ Reinforcement/Consequence

Kid Mechanix October 31, 2017November 6, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

How to Implement and Use Token Boards

How to Implement and Use Token Boards

Reinforcement is a common occurrence in our daily lives.  Receiving a paycheck every month, getting a compliment from a friend, taking a coffee break from work – these are all forms of reinforcement.  Some types are more predictable and some

Kid Mechanix October 24, 2017November 1, 2017 ABA, Behaviour, learning No Comments Read more

The Importance of Visuals and How They Promote Independence

The Importance of Visuals and How They Promote Independence

On a recent post about visuals prompts, one of the questions we received was: “Why are you using visuals if the goal is for the student to verbalize?  Won’t the visuals make the learner dependent on them?” This is a

Kid Mechanix October 17, 2017October 30, 2017 ABA, Autism, education, learning, teaching No Comments Read more

My Child Needs ABA – Now What?!?

My Child Needs ABA – Now What?!?

What to Expect When Setting Up an ABA Program Finding out that your child is not developing as they should be can be very overwhelming.  Maybe you’ve just received a diagnosis of ASD and you’re not sure how to accept

Kid Mechanix October 10, 2017October 15, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Can Conversation Be Scripted? Using Scripts to Promote Conversation

Can Conversation Be Scripted? Using Scripts to Promote Conversation"><span class="entry-title-primary">Can Conversation Be Scripted?</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Using Scripts to Promote Conversation</span>

We LOVE using visuals. Pictures make stories interesting and visual schedules give kids predictability and control.  We also use these visuals in the form of scripts to teach conversation.  You might be wondering, “But conversation has to be natural and

Kid Mechanix October 3, 2017October 26, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Why Picture Communication Supports Talking (And Doesn’t Replace It)

Why Picture Communication Supports Talking (And Doesn’t Replace It)

This is a continuation from last week – 5 Steps to a Simple Communication System. The concern I often hear is: Why should we use pictures if we want the child to talk?  We don’t want the pictures to replace

Kid Mechanix September 26, 2017September 24, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

5 Steps to a Simple Communication System Effective Communication Strategies

5 Steps to a Simple Communication System Effective Communication Strategies"><span class="entry-title-primary">5 Steps to a Simple Communication System</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Effective Communication Strategies</span>

I was observing a client of mine who is in a group setting.  I couldn’t help but notice another student in the group (not one of mine).  This other child is not able to speak and really wanted to play

Kid Mechanix September 19, 2017October 26, 2017 ABA, Autism, communication, Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Transitions: 4 Tips to Prevent Meltdowns

Transitions: 4 Tips to Prevent Meltdowns

A child’s life is full of transitions.  They go from their bed to the car to school to the playground, etc… For some children, this can be extremely difficult and transitions can be when teachers and caregivers tend to see

Kid Mechanix September 12, 2017October 26, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Late Talker or Autism?

Late Talker or Autism?

Should I be concerned that my toddler isn’t talking? As parents, we know that our children go through phases and it’s often not worth worrying too much about it.  When they’re learning to walk, we let them fall – it’s

Kid Mechanix September 5, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

4 Ways to Teach Kids to Initiate Conversation

4 Ways to Teach Kids to Initiate Conversation

Conversation is tricky.  There are so many moving parts but many of us learn it incidentally. However, for some of our students, it’s not always as easy.  When do I talk about myself vs. ask a question?  When is it

Kid Mechanix August 29, 2017October 26, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments Read more
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