Aba Inside Track

“Knock knock. “ “Who’s there?” “The interrupting BCBA.” “Oh, great! I had a question about improving my client’s mand repertoire and…” “INTERRUPTING CHAIN!!!!” While we love a good joke on the show, the interrupting chain procedure is no laughing matter. Don’t believe us? Well, buckle in for our hour-plus discussion of research that will make you think otherwise. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Somers, A., Sidener, T.M., DeBar, R.M., & Sidener, D.W. (2014). Establishing concurrent mands for items and mands for information about location in children with autism. Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 30, 29-35. doi: 10.1007/s40616-014-0007-x Albert, K.M., Carbone, V.J., Murray, D.D., Hagerty, M., & Sweeney-Kerwin, E.J. (2012). Increasing the mand repertoire of children with autism through the use of an interrupted chain procedure. Behavior Analysis in Practice , 5, 65-76. doi: 10.1007/BF03391825 Carter, M. & Grunsell, J. (2001). The behavior chain interruption