Tag: pivotal response treatment (PRT)

1. Pivotal response treatment (PRT) is an intervention designed to increase motivation to interact by rewarding effort with natural reinforcement. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) randomized to receive 24 weeks of PRT showed improved frequency of functional utterances compared to children randomized to the control group. 2. Parents of...

1. Pivotal response treatment (PRT) is an intervention designed to increase motivation to interact by rewarding effort with natural reinforcement. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) randomized to receive 24 weeks of PRT showed improved frequency of functional utterances compared to children randomized to the control group. 2. Parents of...