pairing

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in ABA terms, this would be called 'matching'

The question would be 'put with same'

Place 2 items on a table - this would be a field =2

I would use distinctly different items like a spoon and

a shoe. Hand your son a matching spoon and ask him to

'put with same'.

If he doesn't respond, move his hand to the spoon, praise/reward.

Do this until he gets it. Then pull back on the prompting, perhaps just

pointing to the spoon. Stick with one target at a time (ie the spoon).

When spoon has been 'mastered' go to the shoe and do the same.

Then increase the field .... 3 .... 4 ....

You can also do this with matching cards. Toys R Us in the states sells

a number of matching card sets.

doris

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yvonne_uk_ok <yvonne_uk_ok>

Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:29 pm (PST)

My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have been

trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes should be

matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired items in

a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put two

spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of lego

and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with the

bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the items or

pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If anyone

has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked for

you.