Behavioral Interventions, 27, 1–15.īaer, D. Applied behavior analysis: Autism and beyond. Additionally, we have included a practical case example of each to illustrate how these strategies have been used to address performance and acquisition deficits related to learners’ social behaviors. What follows is a description of those strategies (i.e., differential reinforcement, chaining, and group contingencies) and a review of their evidence base to target social skills. Differential reinforcement, chaining, and group contingencies are powerful behavior change strategies on their own but historically are not used frequently to modify social behavior, instead focusing on adaptive behavior, challenging behavior, or academic behavior.
This chapter covers three additional strategies that have been used for this purpose but did not warrant an entire chapter by themselves. Many of the other chapters in this book covered specific strategies rooted in applied behavior analysis (e.g., self-management, antecedent strategies) that have been used to address social skills deficits in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
