Examples of Communication ProgressThrough Other Short-Term Goals Long Term Goal: Choice Making with 2 Symbols
Spontaneous Requesting Behaviors
Initiates signals about many kinds of distant objects Initiates signals about distant objects/people Initiates signals about present objects; anticipates desired response Initiates signals spontaneously towards people Initiates signals spontaneously towards objects Broadens cued or situational signals to more activities Aaron increases production of clearer signals in structured situations We model conventional signals with cues in structured activities We structure activities and Aaron responds behaviorally and we react We respond to Aaron's behaviors that we observe within activities
Preference Signaling and Choices
Distinguishes between preferred and nonpreferred choices Anticipates two possible choices Anticipates sequential choices
(one choice at at time) Make choices in anticipation
(single choices) Expands signals to more routines
(single choice level) Initiates deliberate signals within familiar routines (e.g., "all done" in food situations) We model clearer preference signals for single concrete situations within immediate feedback Predictable spontaneous behaviors with adult feedback under certain routines (calm, push away, smile, laugh, reach)
Exposure to Object
(and Boardmaker) Symbols
Distinguishes different meanings for different symbols Requests with different symbols across activities Examines more than one object symbol before choosing Spontaneously initiates requesting one picture or object symbol Responds meaningfully to picture at a distance from object Responds meaningfully to pictured symbol if attached to object symbol Reaches for or gives object symbol to request activity
Reaches for object symbols to anticipate or reinforce activity Anticipates activity when presented with object symbol, if activity not present
Indicates recognition of familiar object symbols within activity when presented
Tolerates object symbol exposure: anticipates present activity Tolerates exposure to picture and/or object symbols to reinforce current activity
