ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2026
Increasing Joint Attention in Children With Autism Using Contingent Social Stimuli as Reinforcers.
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Abstract
purposeJoint attention is a critical skill that supports the development of early communication and language. This study examines whether joint attention responses of 5-6-year-old children with ASD can be increased using social stimuli without the use of tangible stimuli. We compared the efficacy of contingent social stimuli alone to the efficacy of social stimuli delivered with tangible reinforcers on increasing joint attention skills with children with ASD.
methodUsing a single-subject multiple treatment reversal design (A
resultsData analyses were conducted by visual inspection and comparison of the percentage of correct responses between all four phases. All participants increased their joint attention responses in both treatment conditions compared to baseline and reversal phases. Contingent social stimuli delivered alone (without a tangible reinforcer) were sufficient to increase the gaze shifting and pointing responses of all children.
conclusionThe present findings suggest that contingent social stimuli can provide practitioners with a practical and socially valid intervention for increasing responding to joint attention in children with ASD. The results underscore the importance of incorporating contingency learning principles within comprehensive developmental frameworks for joint attention interventions.
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