pairing reinforcement and compliance

[Guest guest]

>Hi,

>I am trying to get things together here and have begun pairing myself with

>some strong reinforcers. I saw the videos of this last weekend but I don't

>recall seeing how to end the 'sitting " . How long do you have him sit there.

>

>Today my son sat for almost 1/2 hour while watching a video at his work

>table, while I blew bubbles at him and had him do a few easy puzzle pieces

>and some motor im. I wasn't sure how/when to send him away.

>

>He was so attentive to the video that sending him away didn't seem

>appropriate. He did get up several times and I stopped it until he was

>back in the chair but I did have to call or even get him those times.

>

>Am I doing this right?? Thanks,

>mailto:macko420@...

>

mailto:macko420@...

[Guest guest]

>>

>>He was so attentive to the video that sending him away didn't seem

>>appropriate. He did get up several times and I stopped it until he was

>>back in the chair but I did have to call or even get him those times.

>>

>>Am I doing this right?? Thanks,

>>mailto:macko420@...

>>

>mailto:macko420@...

>

,

I am not sure you needed to send him away, but I would have turned the TV

off fairly often in order to get some kind of engagement and mand for him

to turn it back on, be it sign, verbal, a PEC icon or even initially a

point or eye gaze and shape it depending on where you are with requesting.

With my son, what we have done with the pairing if we use the television,

is to get some work done that he can do with distractions like a

television, but not any new acquisition yet, and then turn it off and

require something very short, but tougher and turn it back on for

compliance and good behavior. We're kind of past the pairing phaze,

although we have new staff, so we are increasing his reinforcers a lot with

those guys, but keeping it stable with the people he has strong rapport

with and has been working with a long time. We are also giving them tasks

to do that Isaac has down pretty pat. The only thing you don't want to do

with pairing or using an EO, is to make it really long and not contingent

on some sort of reaction for you too.

Jennie