Pivotal Response Teaching® and Autism Treatment
What is Pivotal Response Teaching®?
Pivotal Response Teaching® (also known as PRT® or Pivotal Response Treatment®) is a teaching method for children and adults of all ages with autism that is:
- Scientifically documented
- Empirically validated
- Evidence-based
- Able to be replicated (Developed by Drs. Robert and Lynn Koegel at UCSB, but replicated effectively at other universities and clinics.)
Pivotal Response Teaching® is a registered trademark of the Koegel Autism Consultants, LLC. The key to teaching PRT is – of course – focusing on pivotal behaviors. But what are key pivotal response behaviors and why are they important to teaching children with autism?
Pivotal behaviors are behaviors that have been identified as being the foundational skills upon which children and adults of all ages with autism and ASD can make widespread and generalized improvements in many other areas.
Drs. Robert and Lynn Koegel have identified four key “pivotal” behaviors:
- Being response to multiple cues
- Motivation
- Self-management
- Self-initiation.
By teaching children and adults with autism these four key pivotal behaviors, they are able to gain positive results across a much wider spectrum of behaviors primarily centered on communication and social interaction. And the teaching program is very much based around positive reinforcement of behaviors that are developmental appropriate, so while teaching this critical pivotal response learning, the student is motivated and happy to engage.
What are the key steps to Pivotal Response Teaching®? Pivotal Response Teaching® involves teaching peers, parents and family members the skills they need to help children with autism by:
- Effectively getting the child’s attention
- Keeping the child motivated and involved by giving them appropriate choices
- Use a variety of stimulus to keep the learning fun and engaging
- Model appropriate social behavior
- Continually reinforce both positive behavior and attempts to achieve the positive behavior
- Encourage, extend and engage conversation with the child
- Reinforce learned behaviors (maintenance) while always teaching new (more complex but developmentally appropriate) desired behaviors.
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A great example of Pivotal Response Teaching® was documented on the hit TV show from ABC called “SuperNanny”. Dr. Lynn Koegel was asked to make a guest appearance and help a family to teach their child with autism using the Pivotal Response Teaching® or PRT® method.
To see PRT® in action – with tremendous results – click on this link: SuperNanny TV Show, Autism Episode.
Learn how to teach Pivotal Response Teaching® yourself! There are three new PRT teaching manuals available to show you the way:
