Research summaries for autism therapy: Prompts for Restructuring Oral Phonetic Targets (PROMPT)

definition of Prompts for Restructuring Oral Phonetic Targets (PROMPT): The PROMPT© type of speech therapy focuses on the physical tasks that need to be working in order to speak words. The goal of this therapy is to connect motor movement of the mouth, face, and jaw with the motivation to speak. PROMPT© intervention is being used to help children with autism improve their language abilities.
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Naturalistic Observations of Elicited Expressive Communications of Children with Autism: An Analysis of Teacher Instructions, Summarized Aug 10, 2010

Verbal prompt and modeling may be useful in eliciting communication in low verbal and nonverbal students.

The purpose of this study was to collect data on how children with severe autism communicate in the classroom. The author found that even though the 32 students were non-verbal or had few words, they did communicate in the classroom. They did this rarely (about once every six minutes). The children with the most severe autism spoke the fewest words. Almost all of the teachers were able to prompt communication from the students.

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Replacing Overt Verbal and Gestural Prompts with Unobtrusive Covert Tactile Prompting for Students with Autism, Summarized Dec 22, 2008

Vibrating pagers may be a good tool for prompting children to stay on-task in the classroom.

This study was designed to see if vibrating pagers could be used as a hidden prompt for on-task behavior in a first grade classroom. The authors found that the pager was a good prompt to help children with autism in a classroom setting. The pager was able to reduce the need for overt teacher prompting as required during applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy). The pager was also good because it allowed the prompt to be given even if the teacher was across the room from the child. The authors note that the study design used a "whole-interval recording procedure" which may not have allowed for a good count of the amount of problem behavior. Read more...

A Comparison of Flexible Prompt Fading and Constant Time Delay for Five Children with Autism, Summarized Dec 3, 2008

It may be helpful for teachers to slowly decrease prompting when working with students with autism who receive applied behavior analysis (ABA).

This study was designed to see which of two approaches (constant time delay or flexible prompt fading) work best when teaching skills to children with autism. The study had five elementary aged students who received at least 10 hours of ABA therapy per week. The study found that both approaches worked for the students, but that teachers preferred to use flexible prompt fading. The authors noted that they could not be certain that the teachers were doing each procedure the right way. The authors cautioned that future research should look to see which of these procedures might cause children to rely upon the prompt. Read more...

Reducing Rapid Eating in Teenagers with Autism: Use of a Pager Prompt, Summarized Jul 25, 2008

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) may be used to teach children with autism to eat more slowly.

Rapid eating can be a problem with some people with disabilities. This study looked to see if pagers set to vibrate could prompt teenage boys with autism to eat more slowly. The length of eating time increased when and only when the boys used the pagers. The authors note that the pager is good because it can be carried easily and is not noticed by others. The study did not look at changes to other table manners while eating. Read more...

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Synonyms for Prompts for Restructuring Oral Phonetic Targets (PROMPT) include: PROMPT, PROMPT technique, Prompts for Restructuring Oral Phonetic Targets, PROMPT©
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