Comparison of Simultaneous Prompting to Most-to-Least Prompting via Direct Telehealth for Teaching Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Abstract

The current study compared a simultaneous prompting strategy to a most-to-least prompting strategy for three children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The prompting procedures were used to teach expressive label targets via direct telehealth. Results of the adapted alternating treatments design nestled within a multiple-baseline design demonstrated that both prompting procedures were effective to teach the expressive label targets directly via telehealth. The efficiency of the prompting procedures was evaluated in addition to the effectiveness of the procedures. Results are discussed in terms of clinical implications of the prompting methods used via telehealth and future research directions.