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Oct 15, 2020

This episode Zach and Caleb discuss social interaction preference assessments with Dr. Casey Clay.

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Things to check out from the episode:

Dr. Clay has provided us with additional materials that can help us get started with running social interaction preference assessments. Click to download:

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References:

Call, N. A., Shillingsburg, M. A., Bowen, C. N., Reavis, A. R., & Findley, A. J. (2013). Direct assessment of preferences for social interactions in children with autism. Journal of applied behavior analysis, 46(4), 821-826.

Clay, C. J., Samaha, A. L., Bloom, S. E., Bogoev, B. K., & Boyle, M. A. (2013). Assessing preference for social interactions. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(1), 362-371.

Clay, C. J., Samaha, A. L., & Bogoev, B. K. (2018). Assessing preference for and reinforcing efficacy of components of social interaction in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Learning and Motivation, 62, 4-14.

Kelly, M. A., Roscoe, E. M., Hanley, G. P., & Schlichenmeyer, K. (2014). Evaluation of assessment methods for identifying social reinforcers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 47(1), 113-135.

Morris, S. L., & Vollmer, T. R. (2019). Assessing preference for types of social interaction. Journal of applied behavior analysis, 52(4), 1064-1075.

Morris, S. L., & Vollmer, T. R. (2020). A comparison of picture and GIFbased preference assessments for social interaction. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Nuernberger, J. E., Smith, C. A., Czapar, K. N., & Klatt, K. P. (2012). Assessing preference for social interaction in children diagnosed with autism. Behavioral Interventions, 27(1), 33-44.

Wolfe, K., Kunnavatana, S. S., & Shoemaker, A. M. (2018). An investigation of a video-based preference assessment of social interactions. Behavior modification, 42(5), 729-746.