ABSTRACT
Predictive learning assessments may be useful for developing behavioral interventions for children with autism. The present study evaluated whether a prototype task, developed to extend the ABLA-R (Assessment of Basic Learning Abilities), would be predictive of symbolic learning (establishing equivalence classes). Three children with autism were assessed by the ABLA-R and the prototype task (referred as Level 7) and then exposed to training and testing for emergent conditional discriminations. The Level 7 predictions were confirmed for two participants and partially for the third. Although more studies are needed, the results suggest that the Level 7 task may be a potential addition to the ABLA-R.
KEYWORDS:
equivalence relations; ABLA-R test; assessment; Autism Spectrum Disorder
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