Sasha from theautismhelper.com shows how to set up a token reinforcement system with a choice board for children with autism. Students earn star tokens for completing tasks, accumulating them visually toward a chosen reward like Cheetos. The system teaches kids that rewards come after progress, not immediately.
Hi, this is Sasha from theautismhelper.com. Here's a quick tutorial on using the I Am Working For system and choice board. So here I have a few of the students' preferable items or common items preferred in our class, and when the student comes to the station, I keep actually one right at every station, and they can pick what they want to work for. So if he wants to work for Cheetos, he puts it here. Um, and then it depends on the kid. Sometimes after a few responses we'll give a star, or after one task we'll give a star. The stars are kept on the back, which I think is so important, or else honestly you lose them. So once the child does something good, or if we're using this for behavior, academics, give one star. And kind of continue on doing that until you have— get all the stars all up to the end. And once they get stars up to the end, they get the Cheetos. This is a nice visual way to break down the reinforcement the child's getting, and I think this really helps kids with autism understand more intermittent reinforcement. They don't get the Cheeto every time they do the response, but they know that it's coming. Thanks for watching, and for more tips, resources, and materials, come to theautismhelper.com. Thanks.
