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Incorporating social peers into ABA instruction to teach social skills Kate B. LaLonde, PhD, BCBA Kenzie Gatewood, BA Michigan State University The Early Learning Institute

The Typical Therapeutic Environment

Children’s Toddler School San Diego, CA Stahmer & Ingersoll (2004) Project DATA Seattle, WA Schwartz et al., (2004) Walden Model Atlanta, GA McGee et al., (1999) MSU’s Early Learning Institute East Lansing, MI

Meaningful

Incorporating social partners without autism Center-based Programs Home-based Programs

Incorporating social partners without autism Center-based Home-based Siblings Siblings Cousins Cousins Staff’s children or friends Staff’s children Neighbors Staff’s friends

The Process of Including Peers Determine social Determine Carry out Assessment Coach Peer behaviors to social activities Activities target

Assessment

Selecting Skills Possible Social Skill Targets Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 • Staying within 1 foot of • Requesting to peers • Pretend play peer • • • • Responding to peer • Playing a board game • Accepting items requests • • • • Advanced mands • Passing items • Finishing an activity • • together • Labeling to each other • Looking at peers • • • • Social games • Responding to labels • Parallel play • and conversations • • Peek-a-book • • Increasing value of • peers • Hide-and-seek

Selecting Activities Do social peers dig it? Do adults know skills to teach? Is it repetitive? Do peers need each other?

Coach Peer

Implement activities

Kate LaLonde lalond18@msu.edu