Fading a concurrent activity during self-control training for children with autism
Abstract
We evaluated a modified technique for teaching self-control and increasing the duration of waiting for access to a preferred item among 3 children with autism. Participants initially chose an immediate small reinforcer over a delayed large reinforcer and a delayed large reinforcer with a concurrent activity requirement for the duration of the delay. When the delay to the larger reinforcer with the concurrent activity requirement was gradually increased from 0 s to the terminal delay, participants switched to and maintained selection of that option, thereby demonstrating increased self-control. Finally, the duration of the concurrent activity was gradually reduced without changing the duration of the delay to the large reinforcer. All 3 participants continued to select the delayed large reinforcer, showing self-controlled responding in the absence of a concurrent activity.
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Delay fading has been systematically replicated in children diagnosed with autism or other intellectual or developmental disabilities.
“with several systematic replications in children diagnosed with autism or other intellectual or developmental disabilities (Dixon et al., 1998; Dixon & Cummings, 2001; Gokey, Wilder, Welch, Collier, & Mathisen, 2013; Hanley, Jin, Vanselow, & Hanratty, 2014; Newquist et al., 2012; Passage, Tincani, & Hantula, 2012; Vessells et al., 2018).”
From Changing Delay Discounting and Impulsive Choice: Implications for Addictions, Prevention, and Human Health (2019) · cites this paper as Gokey et al., 2013
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- Authors
- Gokey, K. M., Wilder, D. A., Welch, T., Collier, A., & Mathisen, D.
- Affiliations
- Florida Institute of Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wilder, David A.
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-08-12
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 827-831
- ISSN
- 0021-8855 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1488892938
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- self-control, autism spectrum disorder, concurrent actions, delay discounting, fading
- MeSH terms
- Autistic Disorder, Child, Choice Behavior, Female, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Internal-External Control, Male, Reinforcement, Psychology, Reinforcement Schedule
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