Description

Zoe is a seventeen year old, high school student who has Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is non-verbal and uses an augmentative communication device to communicate her wants and needs. She does not seek out her peers or adults unless she needs something. She will use her communication device when prompted. One of her objectives is to use her communication device independently to make a request of another person. Zoe has difficulty completing multi-step activities. She has several job duties at school, including filling the printers and copiers with paper and working in the school store. She often skips steps in filling the copier or printer with paper. For instance, she does not organize the work area with supplies and will forget to close the copier and printer paper drawers. Her work objective is that Zoe will complete all steps in filling the printers and copiers with paper.

QUESTION: Choose one of the two objectives listed above in Zoe’s case study. Answer all THREE of the following questions by describing how you will teach one of the two objectives.

1. Describe how you will prompt Zoe to learn the skill.

2. How will you fade your prompts to promote more independence for Zoe?

3. Describe how you will provide reinforcement for Zoe as she learns the new skill so she can become more independent.