Child-initiated opportunities produce faster acquisition than instructor-initiated opportunities for teaching new requesting forms to six young children with autism or pervasive developmental disordersFootnote1

¹Abstracted from: Jennett, H. K., Harris, S. L., & Delmolino, L. (2008). Discrete trial instruction vs. mand training for teaching children with autism to make requests. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 24, 69–85.

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