Dylan Learns to Communicate in a New Way

Student Dylan from The Bay School, May Institute’s school program in California, is learning how to make a new request on his speech-generating device (SGD) with support of his Instructor, Paige. SGDs can be powerful tools for learners with autism who have limited or no vocal communication. In addition to teaching requesting (i.e., manding), SGDs are also used to teach other verbal behaviors. Dr. Sarah Frampton and Dr. Alice Shillingsburg investigated matrix training as a tool to teach labeling (i.e., tacting) to learners using SGDs. View their replication and extension study in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(3), 1235-1250.