Token Economy – Exercises for Parents of ASD children

1. Choose a token board together with the child as a template to
   work on. Freely accessible templates can be found in this
   link
2. Choose a token that the child likes – e.g., stickers, stars,
   etc.
3. Decide on what the final prize will be after the child will
   collect all the tokens (stickers, stars, etc.). Choose something
   that the child likes e.g. a toy, a playdate, lunch with a friend
   etc.
4. Begin teaching them the value of tokens by adding 4 tokens  on
   the board you selected.

Ask the child to get dressed (you can start small by asking them to
wear their shirt first and not their whole outfit).
Begin with using a board that has already 4 stickers (out of 5 in
it).
When the child succeeds in completing the task, provide the reward
immediately and add the sticker to the board.
Given that the final prize is now available, proceed with granting
the prize you selected.
Start removing stickers one by one and ask the child to do a new task
each time and provide the sticker immediately upon task
completion.

Once the  child learns how the stickers work, they can now earn a
sticker every time they wear their whole outfit – e.g., a sticker
daily. Once they do it for one week, they will be able to get the
final reward.

Choose a token board together with the child as a template to work on. Freely accessible templates can be found in this link: 

 Choose a token that the child likes – e.g., stickers, stars, etc.

 Decide on what the final prize will be after the child will collect all the tokens (stickers, stars, etc.).

Choose something that the child likes – e.g., a toy (use preference assessment if possible).

Begin teaching them the value of tokens by adding 4 tokens to the board you selected. 

You can print facial expressions depicting the five basic emotions (or more) in order to help the child make the necessary associations. Relevant cards can be found in this link: shorturl.at/jO679

Show a card to the child and ask them what the person depicted might be feeling. 

Begin with using a board that has already 4 stickers (out of 5 in it).

If the child gives the correct answer, provide the reward immediately and add the sticker to the board.

Given that the final prize is now available, proceed with granting the prize you selected. 

Start removing stickers one by one and ask the child to do a new task each time and provide the sticker immediately upon task completion.

Once the  child learns how the stickers work, they can now earn a sticker every time they recognize an emotion correctly.