NEW PRT® TRAINING MANUAL!  

Using Pivotal Response Treatment to Teach First Words
to Children with Autism

by Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D, CCC-SLP
Koegel Autism Consultants©
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This just released PRT® Training Manual provides invaluable help and information to help teach a child their first words.

Parents, family members, teachers, speech and language specialists, in-home interventionists and any others involved in the life of a child with autism who has not yet started talking will benefit from the information provided in this training manual.

Statistics show that the earlier you begin intervention, the greater your chances for success.

This new training manual is available for purchase for $9.95 + $2.50 shipping and handling. The manual will guide you through 
the entire process of how to teach a child with autism to speak their first words and covers such issues as:

  • When you should  start intervention for a nonverbal child.
  • How to set the stage for success and how to get started.
  • The underlying concepts of PRT®.
  • The motivational concepts of PRT® including child choice, maintenance tasks, natural rewards and reward attempts.
  • Other important concepts such as how to get your child's attention, how to provide a clear opportunity and giving a contingent consequence.
  • How to put it all together.
  • Troubleshooting tips.
  • Moving from models to independent words.
  • Answers to frequently asked questions
  • Additional readings and references to support you.

This manual was written by Dr. Lynn Koegel, the Clinical Director of Autism Services in the UCSB Autism Research Center.  Dr. Lynn Koegel is also the author of several published books including Overcoming Autism and Growing Up On The Spectrum.  She has developed and published procedures and field manuals that are used in school districts and by parents throughout the US and around the world. 


"Using Pivotal Response Training to Teach First Words to Childen with Autism", is available to purchase for $9.95 + $2.50 shipping and handling.  To purchase your copy now, click on the "Shop Now!" button to the right.  

To view all the books and training manuals published by Drs. Robert and Lynn Koegel and their colleagues, click here:  PRT® Materials and Resources for Autism. 
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT)® For Autism