Exercise 1 – For Parents and Tutors
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Use chaining to gradually teach a process. Have a look at the process in the visual below. What also is illustrated is the forward vs backward chaining, which you can choose when applying this methodology. |
A child learning to wash his/her hands independently may start with learning to turn on the faucet. Once this initial skill is learned, the next step may be getting their hands wet. Afterwards, they would learn to take soap. Once this skill is learned, you can teach them to rub hands. Afterwards, the next skill is to rinse their hands. Once learned, you can move on to the turning off the faucet. If desired by the parent, one final step can be taught – the drying of the hands. |
If you want to apply Chaining for children for Washing their hands Tip: Visit the Chaining Module in order to prepare this exercise better |

Exercise 2 – For ASD Professionals
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Use Chaining to teach complex skills. This exercise is rather complex and has many steps that the client has to take in order to master the skill, therefore it was recommended that an ASD professional learns the client with this skill rather than the parent. |
Reinforcement is then provided upon completing the last step! |
To teach complex behaviors made of behavior chains that the current learner does not have in their repertoire |