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. 2006 Spring;39(1):109–115. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2006.131-04

Table 1. Descriptors and Examples of Improvised Requests.

Ike Khan
Functions Eat, drink, play Eat, drink, read, watch, listen
Colors Red, blue, green, pink, orange, purple, black, white, brown, yellow, gray Red, blue, green, pink, orange, purple, black, white, brown, yellow
Shapes Circle, square, triangle, rectangle, heart, moon, star, oval, line, diamond, hexagon Circle, square, triangle, rectangle, heart, moon, star, oval, line
Preferred stimuli Crackers, chips, pretzels, water, sandwich, cookie, granola bars, cantaloupe, toys, balloon, books, balls, CDs, tapes Sausage, cupcakes, milk, bread, pancakes, waffle, chicken nuggets, banana, hot dogs, french fries, water, videos, CDs, books
Examples of trained requests “I want eat white square” for a sandwich “I want watch green rectangle” for a video
Examples of untrained requests “I want play green circle” for toy coins “I want eat brown rectangle” for sausage