Comparing a Modified Structured Mix with a Modified Random Rotation Procedure to Teach Auditory-Visual Conditional Discriminations to Children with Autism

We evaluated two procedures to teach auditory-visual conditional discriminations (receptive labeling) children with autism. The a modified Structured Mix (SM) procedure and Counterbalanced Random Rotation (RR) procedure. SM was based on the logic of simplifying task by breaking it down into smaller, successive steps requiring mastery each step before introducing next. Compared previous studies, contained fewer steps, less prompting, stringent criterion. RR targeted all three stimuli simultaneously presenting them across consecutive trials, both during training error correction. Sample were presented in counterbalanced random order comparison positions. Participants nine An adapted alternating treatments design used. Results showed that more efficient for four participants, one equally neither effective participants. appeared than employed studies. Despite results, further research is warranted examine within subject comparisons between original discrimination procedures.