I recently came across a document I made for Florida State graduate students to help the become acquainted with the ABLLS-R. I decided that it would be nice to post the document here. I am breaking it down by section though so that there is not too much information at one time. I would like to make it very clear that reading this series DOES NOT replace formal training on the ABLLS-R and that anyone using the ABLLS-R should read the companion guide as well prior to using the assessment. Here is the link for purchasing the
ABLLS-R and/or Companion Guide Additionally, what you will find below is all based on my OWN experience. As far as I know there is limited to no research to support my suggestions. I made theses suggestions and provided these explanations based on my experience with how clients acquired skills and what worked best for my purposes. Always remember to invdividualize programming for your child/client and consult the research. The information that I am sharing here is to provide a basic skeleton for people who are not familiar with the sections of the ABLLS. Hopefully after reading this series you will have a better understanding of what skills are targeted in each section of the ABLLS, how to combine goals when possible, and what the typical progression of skills is like for children on the spectrum. "Typical" progression means that typically the skills are easier when done in this order however this is not always true. For instance, sometimes you will have a child who is highly verbal but does not listen well so it is easier to teach them expressive tasks first then receptive. If any providers/parents who read this blog have suggestions on other ways to combine/target/organize goals, please do share 
ABLLS-R Cooperation and Reinforcer Effectiveness Section A
Focus: gaining cooperation with learners by starting with compliance regarding immediate access to reinforcing items.
Skill Progression: compliance with preferred activities/items responding with immediate reinforcement fading reinforcement performing for multiple people and with a variety of reinforcers.
When/How to target: typically targeted with new clients, non-compliant clients, early learners using compliance training. More advanced goals such as fading reinforcement and working for multiple reinforcers can be targeted informally and are usually done with learners who have been receiving instruction for a longer amount of time
Goals that can be combined: A3 Look at non-reinforcing item is typically combined with C3 look at reinforcing item in an attending program.
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